Freedom of '76
@doolenjoseph.bsky.social
Lookin' good on the street. Sustainable Media research, digital infrastructures, social/env sustainability, data centers, digital disconnection, rauk
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What do Greenland, Honduras, Venezuela, and Nigeria have in common? The “network state” cabal—which includes Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, & Joe Lonsdale—has been circling them like vultures. 1/
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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The end of American hegemony presents an opportunity for the “Tech Bros” to step in to “help” and thereby achieve the state-level power they have long craved. Thread. 1/
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The end of American hegemony presents an opportunity for the “Tech Bros” to step in to “help” and thereby achieve the state-level power they have long craved. Thread. 1/
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Everyone should read this one paragraph.
1/ Peter Thiel-who backs the "network state" movement & the construction of charter cities—wrote a preface for "The Sovereign Individual," a book that states in part as follows:
January 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Everyone should read this one paragraph.
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Stand fast! The barbarians are at the gates!
December 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Stand fast! The barbarians are at the gates!
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Holy “parallel establishment”. “Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is sounding the alarm about the Trump administration’s approval of a new bank backed by two GOP megadonors, tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey” … 1/ www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
Trump administration gives initial approval to bank backed by GOP megadonors
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the approval of Erebor Bank, which is linked to Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey, is a classic example of crony capitalism.
www.msnbc.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Holy “parallel establishment”. “Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is sounding the alarm about the Trump administration’s approval of a new bank backed by two GOP megadonors, tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey” … 1/ www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
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This may come as a shock, but society does not always have to adopt or keep every innovation that Is developed. Like: chemical weapons, human cloning, DDT, CFCs etc. That’s how it works.
October 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This may come as a shock, but society does not always have to adopt or keep every innovation that Is developed. Like: chemical weapons, human cloning, DDT, CFCs etc. That’s how it works.
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@karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com discuss the “circle jerk” of AI deals — and how those skyrocketing valuations are enabling Trump.
Listen to the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube.
Listen to the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube.
October 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
@karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com discuss the “circle jerk” of AI deals — and how those skyrocketing valuations are enabling Trump.
Listen to the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube.
Listen to the full conversation wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube.
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The strategic use of social media and AI to manipulate public perception is distorting democracy, leading to a Golden Age of Authoritarians. The role of mega-corporations and their influence is a major potential risk to Western democracy. @vatniksoup.bsky.social - youtu.be/wpo5p-Tg0KE
The Golden Age of Populism Brings with it Division, Chaos and Conflict
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
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October 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The strategic use of social media and AI to manipulate public perception is distorting democracy, leading to a Golden Age of Authoritarians. The role of mega-corporations and their influence is a major potential risk to Western democracy. @vatniksoup.bsky.social - youtu.be/wpo5p-Tg0KE
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Is AI becoming the backbone of disinformation on the war in Ukraine? A look at ChatGPT and GROK.
Another free thread from Beefy 👇 If you enjoy this, please share it and engage!
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Another free thread from Beefy 👇 If you enjoy this, please share it and engage!
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Is AI becoming the backbone of disinformation on the war in Ukraine?
ChatGPT content from Reddit, Grok influence from Elon Musk - what can go wrong?
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August 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Is AI becoming the backbone of disinformation on the war in Ukraine? A look at ChatGPT and GROK.
Another free thread from Beefy 👇 If you enjoy this, please share it and engage!
open.substack.com/pub/beefeate...
Another free thread from Beefy 👇 If you enjoy this, please share it and engage!
open.substack.com/pub/beefeate...
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The Medicaid cuts will kill people, but there's so much more in this bill that will further worsen American's dismal health relative to other rich countries. Poverty is the fourth leading cause of death. This bill make the US even more of an outlier www.vox.com/future-perfe...
July 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Medicaid cuts will kill people, but there's so much more in this bill that will further worsen American's dismal health relative to other rich countries. Poverty is the fourth leading cause of death. This bill make the US even more of an outlier www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Here’s a better peace plan for Ukraine.
“Russia, you’ve already sustained twice as many casualties as the US did in ww2. Leave Ukraine or suffer four times more, and collapse as a country in the process”
Done
“Russia, you’ve already sustained twice as many casualties as the US did in ww2. Leave Ukraine or suffer four times more, and collapse as a country in the process”
Done
February 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Here’s a better peace plan for Ukraine.
“Russia, you’ve already sustained twice as many casualties as the US did in ww2. Leave Ukraine or suffer four times more, and collapse as a country in the process”
Done
“Russia, you’ve already sustained twice as many casualties as the US did in ww2. Leave Ukraine or suffer four times more, and collapse as a country in the process”
Done
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Don't forget people. Tonight is the premier of the PBS docuumentary about Hannah Arendt. 9 pm ET
Wow. I cannot imagine a documentary that would be of greater interest to me. The timing is... insanely right.
Premiere is 6/27/2025 at 9pm ET www.pbs.org/wnet/america... via Maddow
Premiere is 6/27/2025 at 9pm ET www.pbs.org/wnet/america... via Maddow
Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny - About the documentary | American Masters | PBS
Discover Hannah Arendt, who transformed her time as a political prisoner during World War II into daring insights about totalitarianism.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Don't forget people. Tonight is the premier of the PBS docuumentary about Hannah Arendt. 9 pm ET
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Data centers are building their own gas power plants in Texas.
grist.org/energy/data-...
#Gas #DataCenters #AI #Climate #Elon #TX
grist.org/energy/data-...
#Gas #DataCenters #AI #Climate #Elon #TX
Data centers are building their own gas power plants in Texas
Abigail Lindsey worries the days of peace and quiet might be nearing an end at the rural, wooded property where she lives with her son. On the old ranch across the street, developers want to build an ...
grist.org
June 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Data centers are building their own gas power plants in Texas.
grist.org/energy/data-...
#Gas #DataCenters #AI #Climate #Elon #TX
grist.org/energy/data-...
#Gas #DataCenters #AI #Climate #Elon #TX
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The Hack: Commission “getting real” on digital sovereignty
The Hack: Commission “getting real” on digital sovereignty
And DSA decisions & artificial intelligence for healthcare.
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June 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The Hack: Commission “getting real” on digital sovereignty
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Otter post of the year!
May 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Otter post of the year!
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3/ David Sacks—Trump’s “AI & Crypto Czar”— is now trying to convince Republicans that concerns about AI replacing jobs constitutes an “influence operation.”
June 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
3/ David Sacks—Trump’s “AI & Crypto Czar”— is now trying to convince Republicans that concerns about AI replacing jobs constitutes an “influence operation.”
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In 2023, Elon Musk signed this open letter warning about the risks of AI. 1/ techcrunch.com/2023/03/28/1...
June 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
In 2023, Elon Musk signed this open letter warning about the risks of AI. 1/ techcrunch.com/2023/03/28/1...
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It sounds like it came right from a Russian propaganda playbook.
April 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
It sounds like it came right from a Russian propaganda playbook.
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China continues trolling the US with new videos. Here’s one - “US sweatshop factory”
April 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
China continues trolling the US with new videos. Here’s one - “US sweatshop factory”
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Page one of “The Public and its Problems” - John Dewey (1927)
April 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Page one of “The Public and its Problems” - John Dewey (1927)
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In predictive processing models, this is a feature:
The brain guesses what’s “out there,” then filters reality through its guess.
But fixations warp the guess.
So projection becomes misperception
And misperception drives bad decisions
(Dielenberg; Clark, 2013; Friston, 2006)
The brain guesses what’s “out there,” then filters reality through its guess.
But fixations warp the guess.
So projection becomes misperception
And misperception drives bad decisions
(Dielenberg; Clark, 2013; Friston, 2006)
March 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In predictive processing models, this is a feature:
The brain guesses what’s “out there,” then filters reality through its guess.
But fixations warp the guess.
So projection becomes misperception
And misperception drives bad decisions
(Dielenberg; Clark, 2013; Friston, 2006)
The brain guesses what’s “out there,” then filters reality through its guess.
But fixations warp the guess.
So projection becomes misperception
And misperception drives bad decisions
(Dielenberg; Clark, 2013; Friston, 2006)
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March 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM