Greg Blonder
@equipose.bsky.social
Politics and Science- seek stability, embrace change. Longer form at gregblonder.medium.com
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Political Talk Therapy
Democracy works best when we share our better selves.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Help cross the political divide. Join the "Ask Me Why" movement gregblonder.medium.com/political-ta...
#AI2027 assumes exponential growth leads to a single AI winner, and worse case, human extinction. But exponentials are typically the leading edge of an S curve, and large connected uniform systems fragile- here is a quick read Between a rock and hard place medium.com/@gregblonder...
Between a rock and hard place
Dystopias are part of a long tradition reaching back to stories of hell and brimfire in the Bible, to the GroupThink of 1984, and to an…
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August 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#AI2027 assumes exponential growth leads to a single AI winner, and worse case, human extinction. But exponentials are typically the leading edge of an S curve, and large connected uniform systems fragile- here is a quick read Between a rock and hard place medium.com/@gregblonder...
@cnbc @nytimes.com Of COURSE he fired the messenger www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/t...
Another example of a #TIMID man "Totally Insecure Male In Denial"
Another example of a #TIMID man "Totally Insecure Male In Denial"
Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets
Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee who was manipulating jobs data.
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August 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
@cnbc @nytimes.com Of COURSE he fired the messenger www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/t...
Another example of a #TIMID man "Totally Insecure Male In Denial"
Another example of a #TIMID man "Totally Insecure Male In Denial"
Apparently Mount Rushmore’s fractured geology rules out carving Trump’s stern visage into the pantheon of former presidents. Perhaps Stone Mountain in Georgia would be more appropriate?
July 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Apparently Mount Rushmore’s fractured geology rules out carving Trump’s stern visage into the pantheon of former presidents. Perhaps Stone Mountain in Georgia would be more appropriate?
@indivisible.org with the EPA poised to remove CO2 as a pollutant- one step closer to denying the existential threat of global warming - we need a day of protest to push back. And an economic boycott to only support companies and products that lower CO2. And acknowledge reality.
July 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
@indivisible.org with the EPA poised to remove CO2 as a pollutant- one step closer to denying the existential threat of global warming - we need a day of protest to push back. And an economic boycott to only support companies and products that lower CO2. And acknowledge reality.
Happy 4th of July flawed democracy! gregblonder.medium.com/represent-37...
REPRESENT!
All democracies are profoundly flawed, given they cede power to an unrepresentative political majority. Effectively disenfranchising half…
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July 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Happy 4th of July flawed democracy! gregblonder.medium.com/represent-37...
In today's news Trump announced the Persian Gulf will now be called the "Arabian Gulf". In a related report, Trump's dinner of overcooked steak and ketchup will now be known as "Num Nums".
May 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In today's news Trump announced the Persian Gulf will now be called the "Arabian Gulf". In a related report, Trump's dinner of overcooked steak and ketchup will now be known as "Num Nums".
To bowdlerize Gordon Gekko, trade imbalances are good.
Imagine you buy a $1 pipe fitting internationally vs $10 domestically. True, you are running a $1 trade deficit- but you are now the proud owner of a low-cost pipe fitting! ...
Imagine you buy a $1 pipe fitting internationally vs $10 domestically. True, you are running a $1 trade deficit- but you are now the proud owner of a low-cost pipe fitting! ...
April 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
To bowdlerize Gordon Gekko, trade imbalances are good.
Imagine you buy a $1 pipe fitting internationally vs $10 domestically. True, you are running a $1 trade deficit- but you are now the proud owner of a low-cost pipe fitting! ...
Imagine you buy a $1 pipe fitting internationally vs $10 domestically. True, you are running a $1 trade deficit- but you are now the proud owner of a low-cost pipe fitting! ...
@savecivilservice.bsky.social. Civil Servants are the Silent Heroes making America Great, and easily overlooked in our worship of "Great Men". gregblonder.medium.com/silent-heroe...
Silent Heroes
Who are silent heroes, and why do they matter?
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April 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
@savecivilservice.bsky.social. Civil Servants are the Silent Heroes making America Great, and easily overlooked in our worship of "Great Men". gregblonder.medium.com/silent-heroe...
@indivisible.org Trump's tactic is to divide and conquer. Indivisible should help organize existing groups to align, set aside their differences, and form mutual benefit societies. This applies to universities, non-profits, law firms and entire regions:
bsky.app/profile/equi...
bsky.app/profile/equi...
Trump is threatening every country in the world with an individualized #tariff on April 2nd, hoping to divide and conquer, then sequentially pick off the weakest opponent. The only solution is for blocs of countries....
March 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
@indivisible.org Trump's tactic is to divide and conquer. Indivisible should help organize existing groups to align, set aside their differences, and form mutual benefit societies. This applies to universities, non-profits, law firms and entire regions:
bsky.app/profile/equi...
bsky.app/profile/equi...
Reposted by Greg Blonder
to negotiate in unison by forming mutual-aide societies, sharing the impact of tariffs among themselves. A unified front is the best strategy to stand up to bullies.
The same strategy should be adopted by universities pushing back at Trump's kidnapping of their research funds
The same strategy should be adopted by universities pushing back at Trump's kidnapping of their research funds
March 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
to negotiate in unison by forming mutual-aide societies, sharing the impact of tariffs among themselves. A unified front is the best strategy to stand up to bullies.
The same strategy should be adopted by universities pushing back at Trump's kidnapping of their research funds
The same strategy should be adopted by universities pushing back at Trump's kidnapping of their research funds
Trump is threatening every country in the world with an individualized #tariff on April 2nd, hoping to divide and conquer, then sequentially pick off the weakest opponent. The only solution is for blocs of countries....
March 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Trump is threatening every country in the world with an individualized #tariff on April 2nd, hoping to divide and conquer, then sequentially pick off the weakest opponent. The only solution is for blocs of countries....
As #Bluesky and others grow, at what point will #Twitter / #X and #TruthSocial merge? In the biggest money laundering scam of all time.
March 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
As #Bluesky and others grow, at what point will #Twitter / #X and #TruthSocial merge? In the biggest money laundering scam of all time.
Trump/Hegseth ordered the US Cyber Command to stand-down from active Russian operations during “peace negotiations” for #Ukraine, naively expecting Russian reciprocity. Trump is oblivious to the deeper emotional and historical forces that actually drive other nation’s behavior.
March 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Trump/Hegseth ordered the US Cyber Command to stand-down from active Russian operations during “peace negotiations” for #Ukraine, naively expecting Russian reciprocity. Trump is oblivious to the deeper emotional and historical forces that actually drive other nation’s behavior.
We are in the midst of a #democraticcoup
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary means.
Perhaps someone will:
*Dox Musk’s Brownshirts
* Sue his Brownshirts for violating constitutional rights and established laws
— (more in thread)
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary means.
Perhaps someone will:
*Dox Musk’s Brownshirts
* Sue his Brownshirts for violating constitutional rights and established laws
— (more in thread)
February 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We are in the midst of a #democraticcoup
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary means.
Perhaps someone will:
*Dox Musk’s Brownshirts
* Sue his Brownshirts for violating constitutional rights and established laws
— (more in thread)
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary means.
Perhaps someone will:
*Dox Musk’s Brownshirts
* Sue his Brownshirts for violating constitutional rights and established laws
— (more in thread)
Fixing problems before they start is never rewarded, and we are all poorer as a result. gregblonder.medium.com/silent-heroe...
Silent Heroes
Who are silent heroes, and why do they matter?
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December 9, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Fixing problems before they start is never rewarded, and we are all poorer as a result. gregblonder.medium.com/silent-heroe...
Using a plano-concave fiber optic plate to solve a 2000 year old challenge - how to accurately represent the phases of the moon! #clocks #watches #science
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November 23, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Using a plano-concave fiber optic plate to solve a 2000 year old challenge - how to accurately represent the phases of the moon! #clocks #watches #science
genuineideas.com/ArticlesInde...
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@vox.com has a balanced article on ranked choice voting. The goal is laudable, but the method is flawed www.vox.com/future-perfe...
But there is a better way- vote for your candidate, and if no one achieves a majority, let them negotiate among themselves gregblonder.medium.com/negotiated-c...
But there is a better way- vote for your candidate, and if no one achieves a majority, let them negotiate among themselves gregblonder.medium.com/negotiated-c...
Can ranking candidates fix elections?
The limitations of ranked-choice voting.
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November 20, 2024 at 7:11 PM
@vox.com has a balanced article on ranked choice voting. The goal is laudable, but the method is flawed www.vox.com/future-perfe...
But there is a better way- vote for your candidate, and if no one achieves a majority, let them negotiate among themselves gregblonder.medium.com/negotiated-c...
But there is a better way- vote for your candidate, and if no one achieves a majority, let them negotiate among themselves gregblonder.medium.com/negotiated-c...
Yes, we are a #Democratic #Representative #Republic. But what does that mean, and how can we rethink our voting systems to elect a truly representative government? gregblonder.medium.com/represent-37...
REPRESENT!
All representative governments are profoundly undemocratic. To imagine otherwise leaves society blind to history and ignorant of simple…
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November 20, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Yes, we are a #Democratic #Representative #Republic. But what does that mean, and how can we rethink our voting systems to elect a truly representative government? gregblonder.medium.com/represent-37...