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Kalani
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Whatever I say here (bio) will be incomplete, out of date, thus wrong and uncomfortably limiting. Hi!

The truth is in-between.
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"The future" is not inevitable.

It is possible to change course on AI!
AI Expert: We Have 2 Years Before Everything Changes! We Need To Start Protesting! - Tristan Harris
YouTube video by The Diary Of A CEO
youtu.be
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If AI eliminates millions of jobs, how will people survive?

Will AI destroy democracy with a massive invasion of our privacy?

Could a superintelligent AI replace humans in controlling the planet?

We must act NOW. AI must benefit all of us, not just billionaire investors.
AI poses unprecedented threats. Congress must act now | Bernie Sanders
Despite the speed at which it is progressing, AI is getting far too little discussion in Congress, the media and within the general population. That has got to change
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The threats from AI are real | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
"The future" is not inevitable.

It is possible to change course on AI!
AI Expert: We Have 2 Years Before Everything Changes! We Need To Start Protesting! - Tristan Harris
YouTube video by The Diary Of A CEO
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
🔥An exceedingly clear voice: Shoshana Zuboff.🔥

Please listen and share.
We are chasing the AI Grail, all while speeding towards an unintended dystopia
YouTube video by Insight
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
This is heavy.

And essential.

Please share.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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ICE vs the clergy
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Reporter @virginiagewin.bsky.social interviewed 19 current and former US federal agency scientists about the science being dismantled at EPA, NOAA, NASA, CDC, NIH, & USGS.

They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @deadder.bsky.social )
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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🎵 why would Lockheed Martin build a ballroom..... 🎶 This is TikTok Premium ☺️
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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November 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Double standards. State media.
When I read the full transcript of the interview, I realized there had been no pushback, no corrections, no challenging follow-ups. The entire interview had been an open-ended opportunity for Trump to tell rambling lies, only to have them cleaned up into a more polished product.
60 Minutes Obeys in Advance
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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#TeslaTakedown Arlington setting up for Halloween/Day of the Dead! Such creative, dedicated, passionate people in this group! So proud & grateful! #StrongerTogether #Resist #NoKings #RIP @teslatakedown.com @teslatakedownuk.bsky.social @everyonehateselon.bsky.social @tesla-takedown.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
What you gonna do about it?
Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open
It’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Master Wonhyo (617–686 CE) 🪷

🔗 Explore more at BDG: buddhistdoor.net

#Buddhism #Buddha #Dharma #Mahayana #Yogacara #Korea #Compassion #Mindfulness #Meditation #Liberation #Wisdom #Awakening #Spirituality #BuddhistQuotes
October 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
When the most optimistic AI researchers believe there's a significant chance AGI leads to very bad things for humanity, it's time to step back.

Note: these guys are not the optimists.

We're rushing toward a threshold and we don't know where it is, which step will be too far.

ifanyonebuildsit.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Show up.

It matters.
Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"Caution: This system will make you feel insightful and valued regardless of input quality. Do not mistake persistent affirmation for authentic interaction."

Warning labels for AI / LLM chatbots.
Yep, we're sure.

'The article's point about "AI psychosis" becomes more understandable when you realize *the interaction is optimized to be persistently affirming.*' -Claude, emphasis mine

Excerpted from this "conversation" / use of an LLM:
claude.ai/share/bdf5d6...
The Alien Intelligence in Your Pocket
Are you sure that chatbot isn’t alive?
www.theatlantic.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Yep, we're sure.

'The article's point about "AI psychosis" becomes more understandable when you realize *the interaction is optimized to be persistently affirming.*' -Claude, emphasis mine

Excerpted from this "conversation" / use of an LLM:
claude.ai/share/bdf5d6...
The Alien Intelligence in Your Pocket
Are you sure that chatbot isn’t alive?
www.theatlantic.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Better than the Sistine Chapel
RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)
October 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Pretty wild that "I" can now code with a speed and sophistication I never had while lying in bed talking to my phone.

It really does unleash creativity.
October 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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“I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical asshole like Nixon who wouldn’t be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he’s America’s Hitler.”—JD Vance
Vance: "If you want stop political violence, stop telling your supporters that everybody who disagrees with you is a Nazi."
September 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Some of us do.
September 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
What to do when reading about the decline of civilisation due to the rise of smartphones and screen-based rather than reading-based culture?

Post it on social media so you can read it on your smartphone, too. Feels like about the only thing I can do, before I go back to my book...
The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
open.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM