Simon Ensor
@sensor63.bsky.social
artist-researcher-educator
“Is this how I am?
Is this how I will be?
Is this how it will be?
I don’t know.”
“Is this how I am?
Is this how I will be?
Is this how it will be?
I don’t know.”
Pinned
Simon Ensor
@sensor63.bsky.social
· Jan 16
“Fear, breeds fear. There are terrifying people who have terrifying dreams who care not for you or I.
These people, these chief Ants are on the rise my friends, they sense their time is coming once again. They will stop at nothing.”
2014
These people, these chief Ants are on the rise my friends, they sense their time is coming once again. They will stop at nothing.”
2014
I shall raise another glass to @bonstewart.bsky.social I am reminded of a song from Cabaret. Both beautiful and terrifying. « Tomorrow belongs to me » youtu.be/SDuHXTG3uyY?...
June 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I shall raise another glass to @bonstewart.bsky.social I am reminded of a song from Cabaret. Both beautiful and terrifying. « Tomorrow belongs to me » youtu.be/SDuHXTG3uyY?...
RESISTANCE TO
TECHNOFEUDALISM IN ÉDUCATION #Highered from @mattseybold.bsky.social via @bonstewart.bsky.social
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/against-te...
TECHNOFEUDALISM IN ÉDUCATION #Highered from @mattseybold.bsky.social via @bonstewart.bsky.social
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/against-te...
Against Technofeudal Education
Pillars For Protecting Our "Core Infrastructure" From OpenAI
theamericanvandal.substack.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
RESISTANCE TO
TECHNOFEUDALISM IN ÉDUCATION #Highered from @mattseybold.bsky.social via @bonstewart.bsky.social
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/against-te...
TECHNOFEUDALISM IN ÉDUCATION #Highered from @mattseybold.bsky.social via @bonstewart.bsky.social
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/against-te...
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lol, from UK satirical magazine Private Eye
March 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
lol, from UK satirical magazine Private Eye
« Intro]
Ground Control to MAGA Tom
Ground Control to MAGA Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
(Ten) Ground Control (Nine) to MAGA Tom (Eight, seven)
(Six) Commencing (Five) countdown, engines on
(Four, three, two)
Check ignition (One) and may God's love (Lift off) be with you..
👋
Ground Control to MAGA Tom
Ground Control to MAGA Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
(Ten) Ground Control (Nine) to MAGA Tom (Eight, seven)
(Six) Commencing (Five) countdown, engines on
(Four, three, two)
Check ignition (One) and may God's love (Lift off) be with you..
👋
The more likely sequence is:
1. Die on spaceship.
1. Die on spaceship.
Here are the three steps for Mars colonization:
1. Land on Mars
2. Exit spaceship
3. Die.
1. Land on Mars
2. Exit spaceship
3. Die.
March 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
« Intro]
Ground Control to MAGA Tom
Ground Control to MAGA Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
(Ten) Ground Control (Nine) to MAGA Tom (Eight, seven)
(Six) Commencing (Five) countdown, engines on
(Four, three, two)
Check ignition (One) and may God's love (Lift off) be with you..
👋
Ground Control to MAGA Tom
Ground Control to MAGA Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
(Ten) Ground Control (Nine) to MAGA Tom (Eight, seven)
(Six) Commencing (Five) countdown, engines on
(Four, three, two)
Check ignition (One) and may God's love (Lift off) be with you..
👋
QUANTIFICATION OF REPARATIONS FOR TRANSALANTIC SLAVE TRADE. BRATTLE REPORT.
www.brattle.com/wp-content/u...
www.brattle.com/wp-content/u...
www.brattle.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
QUANTIFICATION OF REPARATIONS FOR TRANSALANTIC SLAVE TRADE. BRATTLE REPORT.
www.brattle.com/wp-content/u...
www.brattle.com/wp-content/u...
Kara Swisher on the Radicalization of Elon Musk | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
February 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@audreywatters.bsky.social Broken webs of knowledge. Censorship and autocratic regimes …
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/broken-webs-...
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/broken-webs-...
Broken Webs of Knowledge
Among the myriad negative reactions to the recent release of the Chinese AI model DeepSeek, one of the most common involved what was an obvious “gotcha” query: questioning the chatbot about the 1989 s...
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
@audreywatters.bsky.social Broken webs of knowledge. Censorship and autocratic regimes …
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/broken-webs-...
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/broken-webs-...
Reposted by Simon Ensor
"we seemed to be using an incredible amount of energy and other natural resources to race headlong into something we probably shouldn’t be creating in the first place" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I met the ‘godfathers of AI’ in Paris – here’s what they told me to really worry about | Alexander Hurst
Experts are split between concerns about future threats and present dangers. Both camps issued dire warnings, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
"we seemed to be using an incredible amount of energy and other natural resources to race headlong into something we probably shouldn’t be creating in the first place" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Simon Ensor
"Computing technology has never not been the tool of the powerful, the oppressor, the imperialist, the cop."
- @audreywatters.bsky.social
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/r/0d733ff4?m...
- @audreywatters.bsky.social
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/r/0d733ff4?m...
The Coup
That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn't even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some directi...
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
"Computing technology has never not been the tool of the powerful, the oppressor, the imperialist, the cop."
- @audreywatters.bsky.social
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/r/0d733ff4?m...
- @audreywatters.bsky.social
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/r/0d733ff4?m...
“Well we have to start somewhere…”
So wtf does #AI mean?
So wtf does #AI mean?
Misconceptions about AI come from many sources. One of them is its very name. In this article for @ieinsights.bsky.social, I argue that the term 'artificial intelligence' creates three category mistakes and that these have shaped the entire lexicon of the field.
www.ie.edu/insights/art...
www.ie.edu/insights/art...
Why the Term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ Is Misleading | IE Insights
The term artificial intelligence furthers misconceptions about the discipline's capabilities, origins, and nature, writes Pablo Sanguinetti.
www.ie.edu
February 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“Well we have to start somewhere…”
So wtf does #AI mean?
So wtf does #AI mean?
It’s all about the kash
February 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It’s all about the kash
Get up, stand up for your rights. This is the nightmare
How democracy has ended/ends/is ending ? @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
youtu.be/GczGQ-hXrlM?...
How democracy has ended/ends/is ending ? @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
youtu.be/GczGQ-hXrlM?...
MAGA is Telegraphing How They'll End Democracy (w/ Anne Applebaum) | The Michael Steele Podcast
YouTube video by The Bulwark
youtu.be
February 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Get up, stand up for your rights. This is the nightmare
How democracy has ended/ends/is ending ? @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
youtu.be/GczGQ-hXrlM?...
How democracy has ended/ends/is ending ? @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
youtu.be/GczGQ-hXrlM?...
Reposted by Simon Ensor
"Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Elon Musk May Have Your Social Security Number
The billionaire and his DOGE agents were reportedly granted full access to the Treasury’s federal payments system, and nobody knows to what end.
nymag.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Reposted by Simon Ensor
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
Reposted by Simon Ensor
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
DENIAL-OF-SERVICE
US UNDER ATT AXXX
US UNDER ATT AXXX
For the latest Unshocked episode w/ @mehdirhasan.bsky.social we talked about - what else? - shock.
How Trump is using "shock and awe" as a governing strategy and how we fight back.
zeteo.com/p/its-all-ab...
How Trump is using "shock and awe" as a governing strategy and how we fight back.
zeteo.com/p/its-all-ab...
‘It’s All About Shock and Awe’: Trump’s Plan to Distract, Overwhelm, and Deplete
Naomi and Mehdi break down the far-right’s 'traitorous' plan to burn it all down.
zeteo.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
DENIAL-OF-SERVICE
US UNDER ATT AXXX
US UNDER ATT AXXX
X ACT
A LIE NATION
X TERM I NATION
A LIE NATION
X TERM I NATION
I am nonbinary. The gender that no longer officially exists in the United States. I was offered the chance to change my gender designation to "X" on my passport and driver's license in 2023. I decided not to and here's why.
January 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
X ACT
A LIE NATION
X TERM I NATION
A LIE NATION
X TERM I NATION
Reposted by Simon Ensor
It seems like an unelected, non-Senate-confirmed billionaire who recently gave a Nazi salute onstage is directing private citizens in a takeover of U.S. federal workers' personal information? Is this okay with everyone? What am I missing
New - Elon Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It seems like an unelected, non-Senate-confirmed billionaire who recently gave a Nazi salute onstage is directing private citizens in a takeover of U.S. federal workers' personal information? Is this okay with everyone? What am I missing
Beyond here and now.
as the tariffs loom, i managed to process out loud (sorta)
"reading 20+ books about Scottish history this past year makes me wary of assuming that the historical distinctions of a nation perched just above an Empire can be solid things, forever."
bonstewart.com/belonging/po...
"reading 20+ books about Scottish history this past year makes me wary of assuming that the historical distinctions of a nation perched just above an Empire can be solid things, forever."
bonstewart.com/belonging/po...
beyond here there be dragons
I haven’t been able to write since US election day. I live in Canada…admittedly, a four-minute drive from the tunnel to Detroit, but still. I am writing about a university in Scotland. These are all d...
bonstewart.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Beyond here and now.
Reading @katecrawford.bsky.social ATLAS OF #AI makes me realise how pertinent studying Victorian history in 1980’s remains in 2024
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Microsoft’s Kate Crawford: ‘AI is neither artificial nor intelligent’
The AI researcher on how natural resources and human labour drive machine learning and the regressive stereotypes that are baked into its algorithms
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Reading @katecrawford.bsky.social ATLAS OF #AI makes me realise how pertinent studying Victorian history in 1980’s remains in 2024
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Never have past reflections appeared so essential to present musings on #ai futures.
“Stillness in frenesy”
tachesdesens.blogspot.com/2014/09/stil...
“Stillness in frenesy”
tachesdesens.blogspot.com/2014/09/stil...
Stillness in frenesy.
Crowd scenes It is a cinematic standard, a lone figure, caught up in a chaotic crowd, moving in the other direction... It is the...
tachesdesens.blogspot.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Never have past reflections appeared so essential to present musings on #ai futures.
“Stillness in frenesy”
tachesdesens.blogspot.com/2014/09/stil...
“Stillness in frenesy”
tachesdesens.blogspot.com/2014/09/stil...
