Michael del Castillo
@delcastillo.bsky.social
Writing about banking for Fortune Media, writing about borderlessness for myself. Learning to farm. 🖖🏽
Feeling uneasy as you read about the order for the US to start testing nuclear weapons? Now you can see what dropping a famous nuke would do to your hometown! nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/ by @wellerstein.bsky.social cc @bulletinatomic.bsky.social @ploughshares.bsky.social #borderless #nuclearweapons
NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein
NUKEMAP is a website for visualizing the effects of nuclear detonations.
nuclearsecrecy.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Feeling uneasy as you read about the order for the US to start testing nuclear weapons? Now you can see what dropping a famous nuke would do to your hometown! nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/ by @wellerstein.bsky.social cc @bulletinatomic.bsky.social @ploughshares.bsky.social #borderless #nuclearweapons
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Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday. https://to.pbs.org/473xB3z
Meta removes Facebook page that tracked ICE in Chicago
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that “following outreach” from the DOJ, Facebook removed a “large group page” that was being used to target ICE officials.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday. https://to.pbs.org/473xB3z
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“More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation”
Daniel Ducassi for Florida Bulldog
Daniel Ducassi for Florida Bulldog
More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation
By Daniel Ducassi, FloridaBulldog.org - More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts missing legally required public documentation.
www.floridabulldog.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
“More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation”
Daniel Ducassi for Florida Bulldog
Daniel Ducassi for Florida Bulldog
Delete your news app. Subscribe to something.
September 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Delete your news app. Subscribe to something.
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The internet's in a bad place. We're not winning. How can we turn things around? We need money.
What parts of the internet 1) are still under democratic control and 2) are in a position to produce significant revenue? It's mostly down to Wikipedia.
But there's more… 🧵
What parts of the internet 1) are still under democratic control and 2) are in a position to produce significant revenue? It's mostly down to Wikipedia.
But there's more… 🧵
How Wikipedia Can Save the Internet With Advertising | TechPolicy.Press
Robin Berjon explores how principled advertising on Wikipedia could fund a democratic digital future.
www.techpolicy.press
September 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The internet's in a bad place. We're not winning. How can we turn things around? We need money.
What parts of the internet 1) are still under democratic control and 2) are in a position to produce significant revenue? It's mostly down to Wikipedia.
But there's more… 🧵
What parts of the internet 1) are still under democratic control and 2) are in a position to produce significant revenue? It's mostly down to Wikipedia.
But there's more… 🧵
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My "Worldbuilding for Science Fiction and Fantasy" class at ASU starts again today! Can't wait. This fall's reading list:
THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Ursula Le Guin
THE FIFTH SEASON by N.K. Jemisin
WE LIVED ON THE HORIZON by Erika Swyler
BLACK SUN by Rebecca Roanhorse
EMBASSYTOWN by China Miéville
THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Ursula Le Guin
THE FIFTH SEASON by N.K. Jemisin
WE LIVED ON THE HORIZON by Erika Swyler
BLACK SUN by Rebecca Roanhorse
EMBASSYTOWN by China Miéville
August 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My "Worldbuilding for Science Fiction and Fantasy" class at ASU starts again today! Can't wait. This fall's reading list:
THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Ursula Le Guin
THE FIFTH SEASON by N.K. Jemisin
WE LIVED ON THE HORIZON by Erika Swyler
BLACK SUN by Rebecca Roanhorse
EMBASSYTOWN by China Miéville
THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Ursula Le Guin
THE FIFTH SEASON by N.K. Jemisin
WE LIVED ON THE HORIZON by Erika Swyler
BLACK SUN by Rebecca Roanhorse
EMBASSYTOWN by China Miéville
Curious how your right privacy with ChatGPT changes depending on if you're in the U.S. or Europe? Check out this side-by-side comparison: app.copyleaks.com/dashboard/v1... via @copyleaks.bsky.social
Copyleaks: AI & Machine Learning Powered Plagiarism Checker
Copyleaks plagiarism checker is the best free online plagiarism checker tool. Contact us for any inquiries about our plagiarism detection services.
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August 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Curious how your right privacy with ChatGPT changes depending on if you're in the U.S. or Europe? Check out this side-by-side comparison: app.copyleaks.com/dashboard/v1... via @copyleaks.bsky.social
“Whatever nightmare pressed people to leave home…their arrival unleashes torrents of human dynamism. The movement of people, even or especially under duress, is inextricably tied with human progress.” — @polgreen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o... via @nytimes.com
Opinion | Something Extraordinary Is Happening All Over the World
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“Whatever nightmare pressed people to leave home…their arrival unleashes torrents of human dynamism. The movement of people, even or especially under duress, is inextricably tied with human progress.” — @polgreen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o... via @nytimes.com
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An absolutely monumental piece from @polgreen.bsky.social this morning. Appreciate the research, array of sources, and nuanced thinking on the complicated issue of migration.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
Opinion | Something Extraordinary Is Happening All Over the World
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
An absolutely monumental piece from @polgreen.bsky.social this morning. Appreciate the research, array of sources, and nuanced thinking on the complicated issue of migration.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
@simondlr.com Just finished reading this old blog you wrote and would love to chat: sceneswithsimon.com/p/token-cura... I'm specifically interested in the closing lines:
Token-Curated Registries in 2023 and A Problem With Price Signals
Also: Super-Optimism & LK-99, The Boys of Summer, and The Struggles of Fiction Mags
sceneswithsimon.com
July 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
@simondlr.com Just finished reading this old blog you wrote and would love to chat: sceneswithsimon.com/p/token-cura... I'm specifically interested in the closing lines:
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New Sunday Edition is out. People are talking about the decline of literary fiction again.
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Sunday Edition #4 - The Discourse of Literary Fiction
Also: Querying, AI vs GeoGuessr, and Kevin Can F**K Himself
sceneswithsimon.com
June 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
New Sunday Edition is out. People are talking about the decline of literary fiction again.
sceneswithsimon.com/p/sunday-edi...
sceneswithsimon.com/p/sunday-edi...
Do I love this? Yes, yes, I believe I do
A retelling of Beauty & the Beast, complete with a curse, a rose garden... and a magical library. ROSE & THUNDER is $1.99USD in ebook through these retailers until June 24. books2read.com/rosethunder
June 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Do I love this? Yes, yes, I believe I do
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It's more a question of power and who has authority. "Good governance" for some is "tyranny" for others. Bluesky's concern that a future version of their own organization is their biggest threat model is very apropos here.
June 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It's more a question of power and who has authority. "Good governance" for some is "tyranny" for others. Bluesky's concern that a future version of their own organization is their biggest threat model is very apropos here.
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NEW REPORT: The rush to advance an "AI arms race" is being used to justify militarizing AI systems without applying the rigorous standards that have historically governed other high-risk technologies like nuclear weapons. Read our new safety report: ainowinstitute.org/general/new-...
New Report on the National Security Risks from Weakened AI Safety Frameworks
The AI Now Institute has released a new report, Safety Co-Option and Compromised National Security: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Weakened AI Risk Thresholds, sounding the alarm on how today’s AI sa...
ainowinstitute.org
April 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW REPORT: The rush to advance an "AI arms race" is being used to justify militarizing AI systems without applying the rigorous standards that have historically governed other high-risk technologies like nuclear weapons. Read our new safety report: ainowinstitute.org/general/new-...
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An overview of Skyseed Fund, Peter Wang @wang.social @skyseed.fund
Peter goes into why he started the fund, what he sees coming, including AI that is open source and preserves human agency
#ATmosphereConf
Peter goes into why he started the fund, what he sees coming, including AI that is open source and preserves human agency
#ATmosphereConf
Skyseed Fund Peter Wang ATmosphere Seattle 2025
YouTube video by AT Protocol Development
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March 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
An overview of Skyseed Fund, Peter Wang @wang.social @skyseed.fund
Peter goes into why he started the fund, what he sees coming, including AI that is open source and preserves human agency
#ATmosphereConf
Peter goes into why he started the fund, what he sees coming, including AI that is open source and preserves human agency
#ATmosphereConf
I can't wait to be able to elegantly move from network to network on the AT Protocol! Let's make it happen!
An overview of Skyseed Fund, Peter Wang @wang.social @skyseed.fund
Peter goes into why he started the fund, what he sees coming, including AI that is open source and preserves human agency
#ATmosphereConf
Peter goes into why he started the fund, what he sees coming, including AI that is open source and preserves human agency
#ATmosphereConf
Skyseed Fund Peter Wang ATmosphere Seattle 2025
YouTube video by AT Protocol Development
youtu.be
May 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I can't wait to be able to elegantly move from network to network on the AT Protocol! Let's make it happen!
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Excellent summary of why Trump's threat to the tax exemption held by Harvard (and others) is so dangerous. www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Why Trump’s Efforts To Revoke Tax Exemptions Are So Dangerous For Democracy
Trump’s threats to revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations that disagree with him have troubling implications for the tax system and for democracy.
www.forbes.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Excellent summary of why Trump's threat to the tax exemption held by Harvard (and others) is so dangerous. www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
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Update on this. Apparently the bill just passed the House... 409-2.
So, uh, yeah. A ton of Dems just gave the Trump FTC more power to censor the internet. Great job guys.
So, uh, yeah. A ton of Dems just gave the Trump FTC more power to censor the internet. Great job guys.
Take It Down Act is a total censorial mess. And yet, a ton of "progressive" Dems are supporting it, even as it will enable the highly politicized and weaponized FTC to go after websites and demand content be removed from the internet. www.techdirt.com/2025/04/28/c...
Congress Moving Forward On Unconstitutional Take It Down Act
Here’s a puzzle: How do you write a law that’s so badly designed that (1) the people it’s meant to help oppose it, (2) the people who hate regulation support it, and (3) everyone …
www.techdirt.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Update on this. Apparently the bill just passed the House... 409-2.
So, uh, yeah. A ton of Dems just gave the Trump FTC more power to censor the internet. Great job guys.
So, uh, yeah. A ton of Dems just gave the Trump FTC more power to censor the internet. Great job guys.
Bitcoin is the antidote to the Monetary Nationalism bitcoin patron saint Friedrich von Hayek warned against. From The Bitcoin Standard by @saifedean #borderless
April 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Bitcoin is the antidote to the Monetary Nationalism bitcoin patron saint Friedrich von Hayek warned against. From The Bitcoin Standard by @saifedean #borderless
Bitcoin patron saint Ludwig von Mises knew well that you can’t advocate for hard money AND closed borders. From The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous
April 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Bitcoin patron saint Ludwig von Mises knew well that you can’t advocate for hard money AND closed borders. From The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous
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Have your clinical trials been delayed or otherwise impacted by the cuts at FDA? We at @Forbes.com want to talk with you. Signal amyfeldman.33
April 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Have your clinical trials been delayed or otherwise impacted by the cuts at FDA? We at @Forbes.com want to talk with you. Signal amyfeldman.33
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The peer-reviewed journal CHEST publishes research in pulmonary care and sleep studies. Why is Trump’s DOJ sending it a letter about “competing viewpoints” ?
My latest @Forbes.com
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My latest @Forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...
Trump’s DOJ Is Going After Medical Journals For Being Too Woke
The peer-reviewed medical journal CHEST publishes research in pulmonary care and sleep medicine. Why is the DOJ sending it a letter about its acceptance of “competing viewpoints”?
www.forbes.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The peer-reviewed journal CHEST publishes research in pulmonary care and sleep studies. Why is Trump’s DOJ sending it a letter about “competing viewpoints” ?
My latest @Forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...
My latest @Forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...
It’s VERY cool that @forbes.com is making this @bsky.app push! More MSM needs to do the same!
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April 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It’s VERY cool that @forbes.com is making this @bsky.app push! More MSM needs to do the same!
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New: The independent House Ethics Office can't launch any investigations until it has a board—
✅ Dems named their picks
✅ Two Republicans are ready to return
❌ But Speaker Johnson hasn’t named anyone
✅ Dems named their picks
✅ Two Republicans are ready to return
❌ But Speaker Johnson hasn’t named anyone
House Ethics Office Stymied As Johnson Delays Board Appointments—Even With Two Republicans Willing To Serve
The House’s independent ethics office can’t launch new investigations until its board is appointed—Democrats have named their appointees, and two Republicans are willing to return, but Speaker Johnson...
www.forbes.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
New: The independent House Ethics Office can't launch any investigations until it has a board—
✅ Dems named their picks
✅ Two Republicans are ready to return
❌ But Speaker Johnson hasn’t named anyone
✅ Dems named their picks
✅ Two Republicans are ready to return
❌ But Speaker Johnson hasn’t named anyone
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To resurrect the House ethics office, all Speaker Johnson needs to do is have four names read aloud during a pro forma session.
And yet…
And yet…
New: The independent House Ethics Office can't launch any investigations until it has a board—
✅ Dems named their picks
✅ Two Republicans are ready to return
❌ But Speaker Johnson hasn’t named anyone
✅ Dems named their picks
✅ Two Republicans are ready to return
❌ But Speaker Johnson hasn’t named anyone
House Ethics Office Stymied As Johnson Delays Board Appointments—Even With Two Republicans Willing To Serve
The House’s independent ethics office can’t launch new investigations until its board is appointed—Democrats have named their appointees, and two Republicans are willing to return, but Speaker Johnson...
www.forbes.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
To resurrect the House ethics office, all Speaker Johnson needs to do is have four names read aloud during a pro forma session.
And yet…
And yet…