Bernell Loeb
@artisall.bsky.social
Artist specializing in oil painting, drawing, assemblage and installations, jewelry maker, serial renovator of vintage homes, avid reader, nature lover, vegetarian, feminist, poet.
Goodbye, Singularity. "Their study . . . doesn't just dispute the idea of a simulated universe like The Matrix. It goes further, demonstrating that the cosmos itself is built upon a kind of understanding that lies outside the reach of any algorithm."
If you're taking some comfort, thinking "maybe all this is just a simulation," sorry, scientists appear to have disproven that with math.
Physicists prove the Universe isn’t a simulation after all
New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic understa...
www.sciencedaily.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Goodbye, Singularity. "Their study . . . doesn't just dispute the idea of a simulated universe like The Matrix. It goes further, demonstrating that the cosmos itself is built upon a kind of understanding that lies outside the reach of any algorithm."
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Democrats are using 'every tool at their disposal' to oppose Trump, including voting for his nominees.
16 Democratic senators joined Republicans in confirming a close ally of Elon Musk as head of NASA:
Baldwin
Cantwell
Durbin
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Kaine
Kelly
Kim
King
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
Baldwin
Cantwell
Durbin
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Kaine
Kelly
Kim
King
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
December 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Democrats are using 'every tool at their disposal' to oppose Trump, including voting for his nominees.
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This is what I feared most from a Trump presidency. We are on the precipice of climate disaster and this administration is throwing fuel on the burning planet.
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 5:07 AM
This is what I feared most from a Trump presidency. We are on the precipice of climate disaster and this administration is throwing fuel on the burning planet.
Henry Cuellar was just pardoned by Trump in a federal bribery and conspiracy case.
Moderate (on strip-searching 12yos) to win!
7 Dems joined House Republicans in voting for a bill that would enable ICE agents to strip search 12-year-olds.
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Henry Cuellar was just pardoned by Trump in a federal bribery and conspiracy case.
Instead of funding ecocidal AI and the military war machine, we should fund the programs that lead to human flourishing; universal healthcare, universal childcare, free college education, affordable housing, et al. Ideas come from human understanding and creativity, not apps made by broligarchs.
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Instead of funding ecocidal AI and the military war machine, we should fund the programs that lead to human flourishing; universal healthcare, universal childcare, free college education, affordable housing, et al. Ideas come from human understanding and creativity, not apps made by broligarchs.
While we're busy getting ready for the holidays, Dems and Repubs are busy trying to gut our privacy rights. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0hE...
Dissecting Bad Internet Bills with a Digital Rights Advocate: KOSA, SCREEN Act, Section 230 Repeal
YouTube video by Privacy Guides
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:12 AM
While we're busy getting ready for the holidays, Dems and Repubs are busy trying to gut our privacy rights. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0hE...
Both Ds and Rs are working to destroy our privacy rights under the guise of "protecting children." Call your reps to oppose KOSA.
December 16, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Both Ds and Rs are working to destroy our privacy rights under the guise of "protecting children." Call your reps to oppose KOSA.
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An American tech company helped a foreign country plan and carry out a terrorist attack against an American-allied nation.
The attack injured and maimed nearly 4,000 people. Children were killed. It was condemned by the UN as a war crime.
Continued..
The attack injured and maimed nearly 4,000 people. Children were killed. It was condemned by the UN as a war crime.
Continued..
Israel used Palantir technology in its 2024 Lebanon pager attack, book claims
New book says US tech company was involved in Lebanon attack that killed dozens and wounded thousands
www.middleeasteye.net
December 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
An American tech company helped a foreign country plan and carry out a terrorist attack against an American-allied nation.
The attack injured and maimed nearly 4,000 people. Children were killed. It was condemned by the UN as a war crime.
Continued..
The attack injured and maimed nearly 4,000 people. Children were killed. It was condemned by the UN as a war crime.
Continued..
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
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In terms of US politics, Bush v. Gore is the defining event of the century. It set the template: a ruthless right that instinctively seeks power & doesn't give a shit about rule of law...and a bunch of hapless, feckless octogenarian Dems worried about the good opinion of centrist opinion columnists.
The 25th anniversary of Bush v Gore is today. The conspiracy mongering & corruption of the GOP has been brewing for a long time.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Here's Sandra Day O'Connor endorsing News Max levels of voter fraud conspiracies in the 2000 election.
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In terms of US politics, Bush v. Gore is the defining event of the century. It set the template: a ruthless right that instinctively seeks power & doesn't give a shit about rule of law...and a bunch of hapless, feckless octogenarian Dems worried about the good opinion of centrist opinion columnists.
This is a must see doc on the destruction of our ecosystem by the US military. Powerful film that will change your view of our forever wars forever.
Every stop on the Earth’s Greatest Enemy tour has been electric. Join the fight to save the planet from US imperialism—see you on the road: earthsgreatestenemy.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is a must see doc on the destruction of our ecosystem by the US military. Powerful film that will change your view of our forever wars forever.
One more reason to hate AI.
New! We worked with the Public Interest Research Group to test a bunch of LLM-driven toys ahead of the Christmas. That sexual talking teddy bear wasn't a one-off; it turns out disturbing behavior is deeply built into these toys across the board.
AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show
New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have loose guardrails.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
One more reason to hate AI.
"How do we break this apocalyptic fever? First, we help each other face the depth of the depravity that has gripped the hard right in all of our countries."
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"How do we break this apocalyptic fever? First, we help each other face the depth of the depravity that has gripped the hard right in all of our countries."
This should be a major story on Bluesky. Palatir is building a surveillance state using AI to compile a database of everyone in the country.
Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data.
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America.https://youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?si=4Ptdx0tQBOBOUin1
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
This should be a major story on Bluesky. Palatir is building a surveillance state using AI to compile a database of everyone in the country.
The most important environmental documentary I've seen. Congratulations to @abbymartin.bsky.social, who lays out with absolute clarity that the US military is destroying the planetary ecosystem. This is a must see film.
earthsgreatestenemy.com
earthsgreatestenemy.com
Earth's Greatest Enemy
A documentary exposé of the world's biggest (and most unaccountable) polluter: the US military. Learn the environmental cost of history's biggest empire with Abby Martin.
earthsgreatestenemy.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The most important environmental documentary I've seen. Congratulations to @abbymartin.bsky.social, who lays out with absolute clarity that the US military is destroying the planetary ecosystem. This is a must see film.
earthsgreatestenemy.com
earthsgreatestenemy.com
Happening throughout society: "In classrooms today, the technopoly is thriving. Universities are being retrofitted as fulfillment centers of cognitive convenience. Students aren’t being taught to think more deeply but to prompt more effectively." www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Happening throughout society: "In classrooms today, the technopoly is thriving. Universities are being retrofitted as fulfillment centers of cognitive convenience. Students aren’t being taught to think more deeply but to prompt more effectively." www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
No longer bothering to hide the vast corruption; "Mr. Sacks has stakes in defense tech start-ups such as Anduril, Firestorm Labs and Swarm Aero that make drones and other products, according to his filings."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
No longer bothering to hide the vast corruption; "Mr. Sacks has stakes in defense tech start-ups such as Anduril, Firestorm Labs and Swarm Aero that make drones and other products, according to his filings."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
This Thanksgiving, I'm so grateful to everyone who is standing against the tyranny of the Trump administration. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This Thanksgiving, I'm so grateful to everyone who is standing against the tyranny of the Trump administration. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Called the Transparent Election Initiative, it wouldn’t overturn Citizens United — it would negate the consequences of Citizens United."
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way to get rid of Citizens United. Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"Called the Transparent Election Initiative, it wouldn’t overturn Citizens United — it would negate the consequences of Citizens United."
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Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
"One is that resistance is patriotic. Everything that we do to oppose American authoritarianism we do not just in the name of defending freedom, but in the name of preserving America as such."
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Look on my works, ye Mighty
Labors of Destruction and Creation
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
"One is that resistance is patriotic. Everything that we do to oppose American authoritarianism we do not just in the name of defending freedom, but in the name of preserving America as such."
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
"Decades of Neoliberal redistribution and the corruption of our politics and the rigging of our economy, which is what always happens in these types of eras, has created a class of insulated elites whom predictably engage in debauchery."
The Epstein scandal is a symptom of a larger disease
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
The capture and corruption of American politics and institutions of power has created a criminal, abusive, and degenerate class of elites who believe they are untouchable and don’t care who they hurt
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/its-rotten...
It's Rotten All the Way Down: Epstein, Trump, and the Twilight of the Elites
What's being exposed is bigger than Jeffrey Epstein or Donald Trump. It's the failure of American institutions
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Decades of Neoliberal redistribution and the corruption of our politics and the rigging of our economy, which is what always happens in these types of eras, has created a class of insulated elites whom predictably engage in debauchery."
Every shitty thing AI is doing to our society: "We’ve been sold AI as an emancipatory tool when it fact it is enslaving us."
www.donotpanic.news/p/the-ai-mac...
www.donotpanic.news/p/the-ai-mac...
The AI Machine Men Snatching Our Souls
(Fuck AI Part II)
www.donotpanic.news
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Every shitty thing AI is doing to our society: "We’ve been sold AI as an emancipatory tool when it fact it is enslaving us."
www.donotpanic.news/p/the-ai-mac...
www.donotpanic.news/p/the-ai-mac...