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Reading proofs from book & remembering what I wrote in 2015:
"I am very concerned about the future of AI. Not because of the risk of rogue machines taking over. But because of the homogeneous, one-dimensional group of men who are currently involved in advancing the technology.”
"I am very concerned about the future of AI. Not because of the risk of rogue machines taking over. But because of the homogeneous, one-dimensional group of men who are currently involved in advancing the technology.”
September 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Reading proofs from book & remembering what I wrote in 2015:
"I am very concerned about the future of AI. Not because of the risk of rogue machines taking over. But because of the homogeneous, one-dimensional group of men who are currently involved in advancing the technology.”
"I am very concerned about the future of AI. Not because of the risk of rogue machines taking over. But because of the homogeneous, one-dimensional group of men who are currently involved in advancing the technology.”
re the Five Thirty Eight reboot, has anyone written about how far Nate Silver has drifted from being any sort of empirical analyst?
September 3, 2026 at 4:19 AM
re the Five Thirty Eight reboot, has anyone written about how far Nate Silver has drifted from being any sort of empirical analyst?
“Every walk of life has a seat” is a hilarious turn of phrase. Sit down, you walk of life!
The video clip is much more like a work of political satire (or of outsider art) than it is a convincing argument that Bichotte Hermelyn and her cohort are the rightful leaders of the party that represents Kings County's 1.2 million registered Democrats.
Unpacking the Brooklyn Dems' Typo-Riddled, Psychedelically Weird, Short-Form Victory Lap
The final few seconds of the video contain a fuckup that genuinely made this reporter gasp.
hellgatenyc.com
August 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
“Every walk of life has a seat” is a hilarious turn of phrase. Sit down, you walk of life!
This seems like a misleading headline? @katiehonan.bsky.social @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
Progressive challengers looking to take control of the Brooklyn Democratic Party suffered a setback on Tuesday night after the embattled party chair won enough votes to change the organization's rules that critics say will likely keep her in power.
Read more: http://specne.ws/DkDdVR
Read more: http://specne.ws/DkDdVR
Brooklyn party boss wins enough votes to clinch controversial rule changes
Before the vote, Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn's changes were denounced by Democratic leadership.
specne.ws
August 26, 2026 at 3:16 AM
This seems like a misleading headline? @katiehonan.bsky.social @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
Those who speak out for AI regulation will have a ready claim on voters’ trust
The thing that will make this all make sense to you is that the tech industry is throwing insane wads of cash around in elections. They’re spending more money than the parties are
www.notus.org/congress/dem...
www.notus.org/congress/dem...
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill Are Learning to Love AI
Some Democrats are pushing their party to incorporate AI-fueled content into their messaging strategy, arguing they have been slow to adapt to social media trends.
www.notus.org
August 24, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Those who speak out for AI regulation will have a ready claim on voters’ trust
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New York City, do you think our hydrant water is actually safe to drink?
Dean Meminger took that question straight to the NYC Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa Garcia to find out.
Dean Meminger took that question straight to the NYC Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa Garcia to find out.
August 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
New York City, do you think our hydrant water is actually safe to drink?
Dean Meminger took that question straight to the NYC Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa Garcia to find out.
Dean Meminger took that question straight to the NYC Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa Garcia to find out.
And Meghan also has a yearning to give her children a traditional English upbringing?
August 21, 2026 at 7:03 PM
And Meghan also has a yearning to give her children a traditional English upbringing?
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Be a Laurie. I think Laurie is probably sleeping pretty dang well at night
August 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Be a Laurie. I think Laurie is probably sleeping pretty dang well at night
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Lamming resists traditional investment in character writes Caryl Phillips on Book Post, from the introduction to a new edition of Natives of My Person by
@doubledaybooks.bsky.social , part of its new Outsider Editions series: books.substack.com/p/diary-cary...
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
@doubledaybooks.bsky.social , part of its new Outsider Editions series: books.substack.com/p/diary-cary...
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
Diary: Caryl Phillips on George Lamming
Journeys outward and inward
books.substack.com
August 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Lamming resists traditional investment in character writes Caryl Phillips on Book Post, from the introduction to a new edition of Natives of My Person by
@doubledaybooks.bsky.social , part of its new Outsider Editions series: books.substack.com/p/diary-cary...
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
@doubledaybooks.bsky.social , part of its new Outsider Editions series: books.substack.com/p/diary-cary...
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
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Insane that AOC is being quoted as saying "Woke 1 was crazy" when this is what she actually said.
youtu.be/SFwAnMLBSOw?...
youtu.be/SFwAnMLBSOw?...
August 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Insane that AOC is being quoted as saying "Woke 1 was crazy" when this is what she actually said.
youtu.be/SFwAnMLBSOw?...
youtu.be/SFwAnMLBSOw?...
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Well that and more importantly Articles 2 and 3 of the Republic of Ireland’s constitution explicitly make it clear that Ireland is a *state of its citizens* and not “the (ethnic) Irish state for all Irish people to the exclusion of the non-Irish citizenry”.
It is therefore not an ethnostate.
It is therefore not an ethnostate.
August 13, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Well that and more importantly Articles 2 and 3 of the Republic of Ireland’s constitution explicitly make it clear that Ireland is a *state of its citizens* and not “the (ethnic) Irish state for all Irish people to the exclusion of the non-Irish citizenry”.
It is therefore not an ethnostate.
It is therefore not an ethnostate.
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Read Jason Mott's review of a new translation of Marcus Aurelius’s “Meditations” only on Book Post, free for for a limited time: books.substack.com/p/review-jas...
Review: Jason Mott on a new translation of Marcus Aurelius’s “Meditations”
A reprise of our post on Marcus Aurelius from novelist Jason Mott
books.substack.com
August 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Read Jason Mott's review of a new translation of Marcus Aurelius’s “Meditations” only on Book Post, free for for a limited time: books.substack.com/p/review-jas...
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The latest novel, People Like Us, by our author Jason Mott, who received the National Book Award for Hell of A Book, is out this week in paperback! Order from our partner bookstore,
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August 7, 2026 at 10:59 AM
The latest novel, People Like Us, by our author Jason Mott, who received the National Book Award for Hell of A Book, is out this week in paperback! Order from our partner bookstore,
bookshop.org/p/books/peop...
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Point counterpoint
July 29, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Point counterpoint
HT: The Odyssey (movie) should have been more like Andor
July 19, 2026 at 3:18 AM
HT: The Odyssey (movie) should have been more like Andor
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From "Torchlight," some of my "fable-dispatches" about living in Trump's hellish America . First time in English. Pubbed in Japan in trans by #MotoyukiShibata #twililight
@barryyourgrau.bsky.social with some new original short fiction on Book Post: books.substack.com/p/diary-barr...
Diary, Barry Yourgrau, “Dust,” “Goya,” “List of Governments”
The new days are all about destruction
books.substack.com
July 18, 2026 at 10:49 AM
From "Torchlight," some of my "fable-dispatches" about living in Trump's hellish America . First time in English. Pubbed in Japan in trans by #MotoyukiShibata #twililight
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Today we showed up at Pier 40 where ICE vehicles are parking, cuz fuck those guys. @riseandresist.bsky.social
July 12, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Today we showed up at Pier 40 where ICE vehicles are parking, cuz fuck those guys. @riseandresist.bsky.social
I don’t like these pile-ons. I thinks there’s a gladiatorial element. And all the schadenfreude seals us off from self-scrutiny. Way too much reveling in our own virtuousness and not enough sincere reflection.
July 8, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I don’t like these pile-ons. I thinks there’s a gladiatorial element. And all the schadenfreude seals us off from self-scrutiny. Way too much reveling in our own virtuousness and not enough sincere reflection.
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Incredible news. Illinois Governor Pritzker has signed a law removing testosterone HRT from the PDMP program, a program other states can use to access people's prescription records across state lines.
It will protect trans people in IL from places like TX.
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It will protect trans people in IL from places like TX.
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IL Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Protecting Trans Patients By Removing Testosterone from Govt. Monitoring Program
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) could be exploited to carry out anti-trans attacks. Illinois just made it harder to do.
www.erininthemorning.com
July 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Incredible news. Illinois Governor Pritzker has signed a law removing testosterone HRT from the PDMP program, a program other states can use to access people's prescription records across state lines.
It will protect trans people in IL from places like TX.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
It will protect trans people in IL from places like TX.
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I kind of wish instead of running to “I always knew it, the rest of you people are jerks,” we might consider the natural vulnerabilities at work here and what we can learn
July 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM
I kind of wish instead of running to “I always knew it, the rest of you people are jerks,” we might consider the natural vulnerabilities at work here and what we can learn
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I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year
July 7, 2026 at 2:03 AM
I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year
I have this experience … “he comes out rationally …”
July 6, 2026 at 2:21 AM
I have this experience … “he comes out rationally …”
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As DC residents clean up the mess from an earsplitting midnight firework show, a dangerous heat dome, and a white supremacist march through town, we’re thinking about all the wonderful people who call this city home. Here’s to our customers, neighbors, and local authors who make DC great 💛
July 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
As DC residents clean up the mess from an earsplitting midnight firework show, a dangerous heat dome, and a white supremacist march through town, we’re thinking about all the wonderful people who call this city home. Here’s to our customers, neighbors, and local authors who make DC great 💛
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The Coast Guard just removed the Clearwater from the tall ship parade in NYC for having "Save the Clean Water Act" and "Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions” banners.
They were escorted out by the Coast Guard, US Navy, and NYPD.
www.instagram.com/p/DaYOP8OlIq...
They were escorted out by the Coast Guard, US Navy, and NYPD.
www.instagram.com/p/DaYOP8OlIq...
July 4, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The Coast Guard just removed the Clearwater from the tall ship parade in NYC for having "Save the Clean Water Act" and "Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions” banners.
They were escorted out by the Coast Guard, US Navy, and NYPD.
www.instagram.com/p/DaYOP8OlIq...
They were escorted out by the Coast Guard, US Navy, and NYPD.
www.instagram.com/p/DaYOP8OlIq...
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Stand Up for Yale, a group representing thousands of #Yale alums condemns the Trump administration investigation and warns against settlement, calls on the university to defend its students, its independence, its lawful commitment to an inclusive academic community. More at www.standupforyale.org
STAND UP FOR YALE
www.standupforyale.org
June 27, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Stand Up for Yale, a group representing thousands of #Yale alums condemns the Trump administration investigation and warns against settlement, calls on the university to defend its students, its independence, its lawful commitment to an inclusive academic community. More at www.standupforyale.org