Henry J. Sienkiewicz
@henryjsienkiewicz.bsky.social
Cyber security, cooking, DMV arts, author, faculty
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Unreliable. Creating more problems than solving them. A negative force on the world stage.
This is how large shares of America’s closest allies view the U.S., according to our new poll.
This is how large shares of America’s closest allies view the U.S., according to our new poll.
Poll: Major allies see US as unreliable and destabilizing
Pluralities in Germany and France — and a majority of Canadians — say the US is a negative force globally, new POLITICO-Public First polling finds.
www.politico.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Unreliable. Creating more problems than solving them. A negative force on the world stage.
This is how large shares of America’s closest allies view the U.S., according to our new poll.
This is how large shares of America’s closest allies view the U.S., according to our new poll.
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THIS.
Books: the last true luxury, the space into which the mind can unfold, unhindered by the shrill and constant scream of money.
Books: the last true luxury, the space into which the mind can unfold, unhindered by the shrill and constant scream of money.
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
THIS.
Books: the last true luxury, the space into which the mind can unfold, unhindered by the shrill and constant scream of money.
Books: the last true luxury, the space into which the mind can unfold, unhindered by the shrill and constant scream of money.
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Let's talk about books and the public trust.
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Something that is easy to forget, in these days of barcode-scanning / auto-adjust pricing on third-party platforms for pennies plus shipping:
Booksellers are not merely people who sell some popular books in a competitive market.
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Something that is easy to forget, in these days of barcode-scanning / auto-adjust pricing on third-party platforms for pennies plus shipping:
Booksellers are not merely people who sell some popular books in a competitive market.
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Let's talk about books and the public trust.
📚🧵
Something that is easy to forget, in these days of barcode-scanning / auto-adjust pricing on third-party platforms for pennies plus shipping:
Booksellers are not merely people who sell some popular books in a competitive market.
📚🧵
Something that is easy to forget, in these days of barcode-scanning / auto-adjust pricing on third-party platforms for pennies plus shipping:
Booksellers are not merely people who sell some popular books in a competitive market.
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A decades-old technique from network science saw something in the papal conclave that AI missed
How Math Predicted the New Pope
A decades-old technique from network science saw something in the papal conclave that AI missed
www.scientificamerican.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A decades-old technique from network science saw something in the papal conclave that AI missed
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This is a new one for me #chemsky 🧪
My name has appeared on a published paper that I've had nothing to do with (even using an incorrect version of my email address)!
Has this happened to others? If so, what did you do?
My name has appeared on a published paper that I've had nothing to do with (even using an incorrect version of my email address)!
Has this happened to others? If so, what did you do?
October 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This is a new one for me #chemsky 🧪
My name has appeared on a published paper that I've had nothing to do with (even using an incorrect version of my email address)!
Has this happened to others? If so, what did you do?
My name has appeared on a published paper that I've had nothing to do with (even using an incorrect version of my email address)!
Has this happened to others? If so, what did you do?
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Out with the summer salads and in with winter greens. In a world of Monsantos there is something very wholesome about Irish Seed Savers hand packaging heritage, open-pollinated vegetable varieties 🌱
September 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Out with the summer salads and in with winter greens. In a world of Monsantos there is something very wholesome about Irish Seed Savers hand packaging heritage, open-pollinated vegetable varieties 🌱
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September 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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🎙️ Trump just priced H-1B visas at $100,000. What does it mean for Indian tech, students and US hiring?
Join Bloomberg’s Eric Martin, Nasreen Seria, Sankalp Phartiyal, and Shruti Srivastava for a Live Q&A on the global fallout. ⤵️
Join Bloomberg’s Eric Martin, Nasreen Seria, Sankalp Phartiyal, and Shruti Srivastava for a Live Q&A on the global fallout. ⤵️
Live Q&A: What Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee Means for India
Bloomberg reporters take your questions on the impact of Trump’s sweeping H-1B visa changes — from tech workers and students in India to the future of global hiring.
bloom.bg
September 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
🎙️ Trump just priced H-1B visas at $100,000. What does it mean for Indian tech, students and US hiring?
Join Bloomberg’s Eric Martin, Nasreen Seria, Sankalp Phartiyal, and Shruti Srivastava for a Live Q&A on the global fallout. ⤵️
Join Bloomberg’s Eric Martin, Nasreen Seria, Sankalp Phartiyal, and Shruti Srivastava for a Live Q&A on the global fallout. ⤵️
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There goes the argument that it is better to continue buying US weapons because Europeans can get them quicker 'of the shelf'
Reason number 5728 to build up the European military industrial base
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The U.S. Is Quietly Pausing Some Arms Sales to Europe
As part of the “America First” agenda, the Department of Defense is stockpiling weapons.
www.theatlantic.com
September 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
There goes the argument that it is better to continue buying US weapons because Europeans can get them quicker 'of the shelf'
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when truth is suspect, power rests with whoever can shout the loudest, or spend the most.
Do not underestimate the role Big Oil played in much of humanity losing their minds
fossil fuels did not just overheat the planet, they destabilised democracies, rewired culture, & poisoned collective thought. dismantling big oil is not just a climate fight, it is a fight for sanity
open.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
when truth is suspect, power rests with whoever can shout the loudest, or spend the most.
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Yes, it should. However, that would require an effective mainstream media in America — which we don’t currently have.
August 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Yes, it should. However, that would require an effective mainstream media in America — which we don’t currently have.
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My new Coppola Comment post traces the events that led to the creation of Mandatory Palestine, and unpicks some of the web of lies and deceit that obscures the truth.
open.substack.com/pub/coppolac...
open.substack.com/pub/coppolac...
Lies, deceit and betrayal
Britain's role in the making of Palestine and the dismemberment of Syria
open.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
My new Coppola Comment post traces the events that led to the creation of Mandatory Palestine, and unpicks some of the web of lies and deceit that obscures the truth.
open.substack.com/pub/coppolac...
open.substack.com/pub/coppolac...
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"Gabbard didn’t know the CIA officer had been working undercover, according to a person familiar with the fallout from the list’s release. Three other people with knowledge of the situation said that Gabbard’s office didn’t meaningfully consult with the CIA before releasing the list."
Tulsi Gabbard surprised CIA officials last week when she included an undercover senior CIA officer on a roster of 37 current and former officials she stripped of security clearances.
Tulsi Gabbard Blindsided CIA Over Revoking Clearance of Undercover Officer
The naming of an agency Russian hand on a list of officials has alarmed people inside the spy agency.
on.wsj.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"Gabbard didn’t know the CIA officer had been working undercover, according to a person familiar with the fallout from the list’s release. Three other people with knowledge of the situation said that Gabbard’s office didn’t meaningfully consult with the CIA before releasing the list."
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“Capitalism will not hesitate to come for us all regardless of what we look like, who we voted for, or what species we belong to”
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
Capitalism Doesn't Want You To Survive What's Coming
Internalised Supremacy in the Necrocapitalist Dystopia
open.substack.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
“Capitalism will not hesitate to come for us all regardless of what we look like, who we voted for, or what species we belong to”
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open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
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OTTAWA — Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel is partnering with a Swedish steel company so it can produce ballistic-protection steel domestically for the first time. #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Canadian defence firm to make ballistic steel through Swedish partnership
Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel is partnering with a Swedish steel company so it can produce ballistic-protection steel domestically for the first time.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
OTTAWA — Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel is partnering with a Swedish steel company so it can produce ballistic-protection steel domestically for the first time. #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
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This is the part where they're going to pretend every single one of us who were correct about "AI" for the past few years actually wasn't, because that would mean the media, tech executives and most of Wall Street were wrong.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is the part where they're going to pretend every single one of us who were correct about "AI" for the past few years actually wasn't, because that would mean the media, tech executives and most of Wall Street were wrong.
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Ever wonder where your food really comes from? 🌍🥦
A new interactive map from #CUBoulder reveals the global web of food trade and how climate change could shake it.
A new interactive map from #CUBoulder reveals the global web of food trade and how climate change could shake it.
Where does your food come from? First-of-a-kind map tracks journey across thousands of miles
A new interactive tool exposes the fragile, interconnected web of global food trade—and how climate change could disrupt it.
www.colorado.edu
August 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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“Fact checking has been outsourced to those who do the fact hiding, and truth-seeking has taken the back seat to shit-scrolling for instant entertainment
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
Truth In The Time Of Collapse
Everything humans have achieved to this day was precariously built on the great myth of growth: the belief that this civilisation can continue to dig its own hole without ever falling in.
open.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“Fact checking has been outsourced to those who do the fact hiding, and truth-seeking has taken the back seat to shit-scrolling for instant entertainment
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
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We are living in an age of bullies. Those with power are less constrained today than they have ever been in my lifetime.
The question is: how do we lead moral lives in this era? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/28/bullies-moral-lives-robert-reich
The question is: how do we lead moral lives in this era? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/28/bullies-moral-lives-robert-reich
How do we lead moral lives in an age of bullies? | Robert Reich
In my lifetime, I have witnessed a shift from support of decency to tolerance of cruelty. Where do we go from here?
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We are living in an age of bullies. Those with power are less constrained today than they have ever been in my lifetime.
The question is: how do we lead moral lives in this era? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/28/bullies-moral-lives-robert-reich
The question is: how do we lead moral lives in this era? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/28/bullies-moral-lives-robert-reich
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The increasing number of extreme climate events – floods, wildfires, hurricanes, etc – has NOT raised awareness of the threat posed by climate collapse. Instead, people change their idea of normal: the “boiling frog effect”.
But “before and after” data can help.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...
But “before and after” data can help.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...
‘Boiling frog’ effect makes people oblivious to threat of climate crisis, shows study
Research shows people’s response to binary data could drive more effective ways of communicating gravity of crisis
www.theguardian.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The increasing number of extreme climate events – floods, wildfires, hurricanes, etc – has NOT raised awareness of the threat posed by climate collapse. Instead, people change their idea of normal: the “boiling frog effect”.
But “before and after” data can help.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...
But “before and after” data can help.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...
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Once again, there is no “plan” for how to deal with the destruction of federal research funding, because the <entire budget model> of almost every R1 university is built around ~1/5-1/4 of the budget coming from federal grants.
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What a time to propose this policy:
"Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) plans to implement new faculty productivity guidelines that would tie tenured professors’ salaries to external research funding, according to documents reviewed by The Chronicle"
www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
What a time to propose this policy:
"Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) plans to implement new faculty productivity guidelines that would tie tenured professors’ salaries to external research funding, according to documents reviewed by The Chronicle"
www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
Duke School of Medicine plans salary cuts for tenured faculty who do not meet grant expectations
Set to go in effect in 2026, the proposed policy would apply to the School’s basic sciences units. These units rely heavily on grants from the National Institutes of Health, which have been increasing...
www.dukechronicle.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Once again, there is no “plan” for how to deal with the destruction of federal research funding, because the <entire budget model> of almost every R1 university is built around ~1/5-1/4 of the budget coming from federal grants.
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The exhaustion you feel right now?
The heavy sadness that you can’t seem to shake?
The sense of dread that hovers over you like a drone?
The scalding rage bubbling just beneath the surface?
This is all by design.
This is these f*ckers’ master plan…
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/these-fcke...
The heavy sadness that you can’t seem to shake?
The sense of dread that hovers over you like a drone?
The scalding rage bubbling just beneath the surface?
This is all by design.
This is these f*ckers’ master plan…
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/these-fcke...
These F*ckers Are Trying to Break You, Good People. Don't Let Them.
(Note: If course language offends you, please don’t read or listen to this piece.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The exhaustion you feel right now?
The heavy sadness that you can’t seem to shake?
The sense of dread that hovers over you like a drone?
The scalding rage bubbling just beneath the surface?
This is all by design.
This is these f*ckers’ master plan…
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/these-fcke...
The heavy sadness that you can’t seem to shake?
The sense of dread that hovers over you like a drone?
The scalding rage bubbling just beneath the surface?
This is all by design.
This is these f*ckers’ master plan…
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/these-fcke...
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I talked to a NOAA colleague yesterday who told me that 75% of the federal employees of his division have left and he’s worried about their ability to get work done even if Congress funds NOAA at some level. The devastation to science will be felt for generations.
July 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I talked to a NOAA colleague yesterday who told me that 75% of the federal employees of his division have left and he’s worried about their ability to get work done even if Congress funds NOAA at some level. The devastation to science will be felt for generations.
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If there is a book you'd recommend everyone reads that'd make the world a better if everyone did indeed read it - what one book would it be?
July 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
If there is a book you'd recommend everyone reads that'd make the world a better if everyone did indeed read it - what one book would it be?