Alan Honick
@alanhonick.bsky.social
Documentary filmmaker interested in the evolution of fairness.
If you're interested in the deeper questions we face with the rapid rise of AI, check out this interview I did with Terrence Deacon, author of The Symbolic Species: The Coevolution of Language and the Brain, and Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter.
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The most misunderstood concept in AI and Neuroscience
YouTube video by Human Energy
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April 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If you're interested in the deeper questions we face with the rapid rise of AI, check out this interview I did with Terrence Deacon, author of The Symbolic Species: The Coevolution of Language and the Brain, and Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8_W...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8_W...
I think there were over a thousand people at the Bainbridge Island march.
April 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I think there were over a thousand people at the Bainbridge Island march.
On 4/5 we need to convince just a few congressional Republicans to put their feet on the brake, before we go over the edge.
April 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
On 4/5 we need to convince just a few congressional Republicans to put their feet on the brake, before we go over the edge.
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As predatory markets tighten their grip and the charade of democracy is abandoned, commons will become even more indispensable. I'm thrilled to say that a significantly revised, updated edition of my book ‘Think Like a Commoner’ is now out, today! Details at thinklikeacommoner.com.
March 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
As predatory markets tighten their grip and the charade of democracy is abandoned, commons will become even more indispensable. I'm thrilled to say that a significantly revised, updated edition of my book ‘Think Like a Commoner’ is now out, today! Details at thinklikeacommoner.com.
They are hell-bent on destroying our country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/u...
How Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Leave a Vacuum That China Can Fill (Gift Article)
The Department of Government Efficiency is shuttering organizations that Beijing worried about most, or actively sought to subvert.
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March 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
They are hell-bent on destroying our country.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/u...
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More death coming from Trump's reckless actions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/t...
I'm beginning to wonder about the all-time rankings of the deadliest regimes in history. Not there yet, but as we total up excess deaths from all the lies and policies, where will this end up?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/t...
I'm beginning to wonder about the all-time rankings of the deadliest regimes in history. Not there yet, but as we total up excess deaths from all the lies and policies, where will this end up?
On the Chopping Block With U.S.A.I.D.: Elephants, Tigers and Reefs (Gift Article)
Among the programs affected by the possible freeze of American foreign aid are those that establish and support overseas national parks and conservation areas.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
More death coming from Trump's reckless actions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/t...
I'm beginning to wonder about the all-time rankings of the deadliest regimes in history. Not there yet, but as we total up excess deaths from all the lies and policies, where will this end up?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/t...
I'm beginning to wonder about the all-time rankings of the deadliest regimes in history. Not there yet, but as we total up excess deaths from all the lies and policies, where will this end up?
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NEW: We got our hands on a dozen letters that Republican members of Congress have sent to their constituents about Musk and his DOGEbros. Here's what we found:
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The GOP Says They Love Elon. Privately, They’re Expressing Concerns.
Letters Republican members are sending letters to constituents promising oversight and limits on DOGE.
www.thebulwark.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
NEW: We got our hands on a dozen letters that Republican members of Congress have sent to their constituents about Musk and his DOGEbros. Here's what we found:
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-gop-sa...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-gop-sa...
Crunch time could be coming soon.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
Judge Rules That Trump Administration Defied Order to Unfreeze Billions in Federal Grants (Gift Article)
The federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order unfreezing billions of dollars in federal grants.
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February 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Crunch time could be coming soon.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
Seems like we should just delete Article I and Article III from the Constitution. They're just getting in the way of Article II having absolute power.
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thehill.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Seems like we should just delete Article I and Article III from the Constitution. They're just getting in the way of Article II having absolute power.
thehill.com/policy/techn...
thehill.com/policy/techn...
Note the quote from Jaron Lanier regarding the strategy for a third term, at the end of the article.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
Opinion | Musk’s Lost Boys and Trump’s Mean Girls (Gift Article)
Lost boys find ways to ransack the capital.
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February 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Note the quote from Jaron Lanier regarding the strategy for a third term, at the end of the article.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
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USAID was investigating Elon Musk’s Starlink contracts in Ukraine 👀
Also, can we agree that it's pronounced U-S Aid and not U-S-A-I-D?
Also, can we agree that it's pronounced U-S Aid and not U-S-A-I-D?
Elon Musk's Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink's Contracts in Ukraine
The agency was in the midst of a probe into the billionaire's equipment at the time of Musk's assault.
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February 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
USAID was investigating Elon Musk’s Starlink contracts in Ukraine 👀
Also, can we agree that it's pronounced U-S Aid and not U-S-A-I-D?
Also, can we agree that it's pronounced U-S Aid and not U-S-A-I-D?
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At.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Musk's cronies tried to to gain access to classified USAID data. USAID Director of Security John Voorhees security said no. The Musk people threatened to call in the US Marshals and take the data at gunpoint. They still said no.
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Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
edition.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
At.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
Gunpoint.
Musk is telling duly appointed and security cleared government officials that they will be shot if they don't turn over to Musk sensitive information to which he has no right.
In any other country, we'd call it a coup.
This guy deserves our support.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency (Gift Article)
James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said the F.B.I. was in a “battle of our own.”
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This guy deserves our support.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
A heartening piece by Ezra Klein.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article)
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
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February 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A heartening piece by Ezra Klein.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
A little ray of sunshine...
www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/trump-imme...
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Trump Immediately Hit with Lawsuit Over Elon Musk's DOGE
At 12:01 PM on Inauguration Day, Trump was hit with a lawsuit alleging that "DOGE" is illegal. DOGE is a secret Trump operation run by Elon Musk.
www.thedailypoliticususa.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A little ray of sunshine...
www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/trump-imme...
www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/trump-imme...
An interesting study on collective intelligence with a cool accompanying video.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Ants best humans at test of collective intelligence
Insects put their minds together in ways that sometimes eludes people
www.science.org
January 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An interesting study on collective intelligence with a cool accompanying video.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
A warning from someone who knows from experience.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/o...
Opinion | Why I’m Not Giving up on American Democracy (Gift Article)
The free and decent country that saved my family from Soviet Hungary is now under threat.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 5:33 PM
A warning from someone who knows from experience.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/o...
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“A society has collapsed when it displays a rapid, significant loss of an established level of sociopolitical complexity.” Tainter’s definition of collapse
November 26, 2024 at 6:18 AM
“A society has collapsed when it displays a rapid, significant loss of an established level of sociopolitical complexity.” Tainter’s definition of collapse