Justjessicaok
@justjessicaok.bsky.social
Human geographer/GIS
Probably going on abt the Geography of tech culture or Climate Disinfo/propaganda | former film/tv coordinator | suburban GA mom of 2 | voting rights are human rights |
there's a map for that
Probably going on abt the Geography of tech culture or Climate Disinfo/propaganda | former film/tv coordinator | suburban GA mom of 2 | voting rights are human rights |
there's a map for that
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Justjessicaok
@justjessicaok.bsky.social
· Jul 15
If you don’t know why Johnson said this, it’s past time to read/follow/listen
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A list 1/
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
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A list 1/
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
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“While OpenAI admits to agents behaving ‘unpredictably’, they must also acknowledge their responsibility to monitor and prevent these risks,” Wikimedia said. “AI companies are not doing enough to secure their systems and protect the public from the harm they cause.”
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic
The reports of OpenAI agents harming third-party sites keep coming.
arstechnica.com
October 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
“While OpenAI admits to agents behaving ‘unpredictably’, they must also acknowledge their responsibility to monitor and prevent these risks,” Wikimedia said. “AI companies are not doing enough to secure their systems and protect the public from the harm they cause.”
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
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“Wikimedia’s volunteers are the ones who come in first contact with, and clean up the mess left behind by AI agents. ... Wikimedia’s volunteers have stayed resilient so far in tackling emerging challenges on our platforms, but we also want to say: it doesn’t need to be this way.”
OpenAI “rogue” agent activities found on Wikimedia projects
Recently, multiple organisations have disclosed how clusters of so-called “rogue” AI agents attempted to break into websites and online services, sometimes successfully. Agents from OpenAI’s enviro…
diff.wikimedia.org
October 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
“Wikimedia’s volunteers are the ones who come in first contact with, and clean up the mess left behind by AI agents. ... Wikimedia’s volunteers have stayed resilient so far in tackling emerging challenges on our platforms, but we also want to say: it doesn’t need to be this way.”
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Nobody is prepared for the world of drone warfare that is coming, in fact is already here
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats
The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Nobody is prepared for the world of drone warfare that is coming, in fact is already here
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Billionaires ain’t broke, but they’re broken.
October 4, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Billionaires ain’t broke, but they’re broken.
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“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient."
Hmm, where have I heard this before?
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
Hmm, where have I heard this before?
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
Inside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-Convict (Gift Article)
Changpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates.
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
“Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said the crypto billionaire. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient."
Hmm, where have I heard this before?
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
Hmm, where have I heard this before?
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
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Negotiations to end the war in Ukraine "have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner" reports
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Negotiations to end the war in Ukraine "have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner" reports
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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Fascists don't believe in peace. Peace doesn't help them. No authoritarian regime ever wants peace.
Liberal democracies want peace. Peace helps them. Every liberal democracy wants peace.
Liberal democracies want peace. Peace helps them. Every liberal democracy wants peace.
October 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Fascists don't believe in peace. Peace doesn't help them. No authoritarian regime ever wants peace.
Liberal democracies want peace. Peace helps them. Every liberal democracy wants peace.
Liberal democracies want peace. Peace helps them. Every liberal democracy wants peace.
Convincing ppl to choose vocation over education bc ai scammers fooled ceo’s w/ tech made off stolen intellectual property is a wild timeline.
I was raised by a nurse with an associates degree and a steel mill electrician. I am not denigrating the value and dignity of blue collar work when I ask how many elite national media staffers are raising future bricklayers themselves.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
Time to Consider Becoming a Bricklayer
College degrees hold less value, while jobs in the trades are booming.
www.theatlantic.com
October 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Convincing ppl to choose vocation over education bc ai scammers fooled ceo’s w/ tech made off stolen intellectual property is a wild timeline.
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Meanwhile in Russia: Alexei Naumov, expert for the Russian Council on International Affairs, argued that might is right and nothing else matters in global politics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ETJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ETJ...
Alexei Naumov argues that might is right
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: Alexei Naumov, expert for the Russian Council on International Affairs, argued that might is right and nothing else matters in global politics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ETJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ETJ...
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I obtained a recording of Peter Thiel's Nashville Antichrist lecture.
He was asked to respond to something I wrote in @newrepublic.com epublic (below). He evaded the question, but responded:
"I don't think I'm the Antichrist, [maybe I'm] lacking in self-awareness...You shouldn't trust me."
He was asked to respond to something I wrote in @newrepublic.com epublic (below). He evaded the question, but responded:
"I don't think I'm the Antichrist, [maybe I'm] lacking in self-awareness...You shouldn't trust me."
September 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I obtained a recording of Peter Thiel's Nashville Antichrist lecture.
He was asked to respond to something I wrote in @newrepublic.com epublic (below). He evaded the question, but responded:
"I don't think I'm the Antichrist, [maybe I'm] lacking in self-awareness...You shouldn't trust me."
He was asked to respond to something I wrote in @newrepublic.com epublic (below). He evaded the question, but responded:
"I don't think I'm the Antichrist, [maybe I'm] lacking in self-awareness...You shouldn't trust me."
Very much worth your time to read this.
October 2, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Very much worth your time to read this.
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new biggest crypto hack of the year just dropped
Bitget crypto exchange hacked for $388 million, pauses withdrawals
September 24, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=bitget-hack
September 24, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=bitget-hack
September 26, 2026 at 11:27 PM
new biggest crypto hack of the year just dropped
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📙 BOOKS: People ask me what to read to understand how we got here. So we've published the "America 2.0 Reading List." 120 books — the founders on faction, Russia's political technologists, the anti-democratic right, and the strange ideas underneath it all.
america2.news/the-america-...
america2.news/the-america-...
The America 2.0 Reading List
Books to understand how we got here — and how to fix it.
america2.news
September 27, 2026 at 5:12 PM
📙 BOOKS: People ask me what to read to understand how we got here. So we've published the "America 2.0 Reading List." 120 books — the founders on faction, Russia's political technologists, the anti-democratic right, and the strange ideas underneath it all.
america2.news/the-america-...
america2.news/the-america-...
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My book exposes Peter Thiel because he's a radical extremist with scary beliefs who has attained stunning political power.
He created JD Vance...and is now roaming the Earth, preaching about the "Antichrist."
Here is Thiel saying evil is "good"...while receiving an award from Politico's owner.
He created JD Vance...and is now roaming the Earth, preaching about the "Antichrist."
Here is Thiel saying evil is "good"...while receiving an award from Politico's owner.
September 26, 2026 at 4:44 PM
My book exposes Peter Thiel because he's a radical extremist with scary beliefs who has attained stunning political power.
He created JD Vance...and is now roaming the Earth, preaching about the "Antichrist."
Here is Thiel saying evil is "good"...while receiving an award from Politico's owner.
He created JD Vance...and is now roaming the Earth, preaching about the "Antichrist."
Here is Thiel saying evil is "good"...while receiving an award from Politico's owner.
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Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here."
www.wsj.com/articles/kim...
www.wsj.com/articles/kim...
The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe
Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
www.wsj.com
September 26, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here."
www.wsj.com/articles/kim...
www.wsj.com/articles/kim...
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Incredible: another Ukrainian famine is unfolding, this time in Russian-occupied Oleshky. The remaining inhabitants of what used to be a thriving small city, now down to about 6000 people, are blockaded by Russian forces and cut off from food and water.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oleshky: Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water
The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".
www.bbc.com
September 26, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Incredible: another Ukrainian famine is unfolding, this time in Russian-occupied Oleshky. The remaining inhabitants of what used to be a thriving small city, now down to about 6000 people, are blockaded by Russian forces and cut off from food and water.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Meanwhile METR is being positioned as an "independent" group that is evaluating the "safety" of the systems being built by Anthropic et al. But they are neither independent nor investigating actual safety. And that, is the kind of story we need the press looking into around these goons.
September 26, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Meanwhile METR is being positioned as an "independent" group that is evaluating the "safety" of the systems being built by Anthropic et al. But they are neither independent nor investigating actual safety. And that, is the kind of story we need the press looking into around these goons.
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When Coxon was suddenly ALL OVER the media, it felt to many like that was because his story deserved that much interest i.e. that the media was doing its job informing the public of an important threat.
The wall-to-wall media coverage wasn't organic though, it was orchestrated:
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The wall-to-wall media coverage wasn't organic though, it was orchestrated:
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www.piratewires.com
September 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
When Coxon was suddenly ALL OVER the media, it felt to many like that was because his story deserved that much interest i.e. that the media was doing its job informing the public of an important threat.
The wall-to-wall media coverage wasn't organic though, it was orchestrated:
>>
The wall-to-wall media coverage wasn't organic though, it was orchestrated:
>>
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Interesting. The Phillipines pivoted to the US, away from China, and now, under Trump, are beginning to regret it
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/philippines-...
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/philippines-...
The Philippines Chose to Align with the U.S. Now It Regrets It
Despite Manila’s efforts, it is increasingly evident that Washington cannot be trusted to uphold its commitments.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
September 24, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Interesting. The Phillipines pivoted to the US, away from China, and now, under Trump, are beginning to regret it
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/philippines-...
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/philippines-...
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Oh look, folks, the billionaire-funded Network State project of Praxis gets another big story in the New York Times.
Not sure how seriously to take this vaporware (story misses key details), but they sure do know how to get into the NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/w...
Not sure how seriously to take this vaporware (story misses key details), but they sure do know how to get into the NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/w...
These Tech Utopians Want to Build a City for the Post-A.I. World (Gift Article)
After a sprawling world tour, Praxis, a New York-based, crypto-backed “digital nation,” has signed a deal to build a physical city in Uruguay.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Oh look, folks, the billionaire-funded Network State project of Praxis gets another big story in the New York Times.
Not sure how seriously to take this vaporware (story misses key details), but they sure do know how to get into the NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/w...
Not sure how seriously to take this vaporware (story misses key details), but they sure do know how to get into the NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/w...
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Peter Thiel says the "Antichrist" will preach "peace."
Now his cronies in the Trump regime are pushing "Pax Silica" ("Silicon Peace").
It's a grandiose name for AI colonialism and imperialism.
1st target: The Philippines.
More from @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Now his cronies in the Trump regime are pushing "Pax Silica" ("Silicon Peace").
It's a grandiose name for AI colonialism and imperialism.
1st target: The Philippines.
More from @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Tech Bros and the Trump administration are building an AI empire—in the Philippines
Pax Silica aims to lock up rare earths, and hand Silicon Valley the keys.
www.motherjones.com
September 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Peter Thiel says the "Antichrist" will preach "peace."
Now his cronies in the Trump regime are pushing "Pax Silica" ("Silicon Peace").
It's a grandiose name for AI colonialism and imperialism.
1st target: The Philippines.
More from @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Now his cronies in the Trump regime are pushing "Pax Silica" ("Silicon Peace").
It's a grandiose name for AI colonialism and imperialism.
1st target: The Philippines.
More from @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Elmo: “We all feel scared sometimes, but courage is when you feel scared but you still help others”
@katharinehayhoe.com:
“The most important thing to share, science actually shows, is that others care and there are solutions that work”
@katharinehayhoe.com:
“The most important thing to share, science actually shows, is that others care and there are solutions that work”
At Climate Week, Elmo recalls a storm on Sesame Street: ‘Courage is when you still help others’
At Climate Week, Elmo recalls a storm on Sesame Street: ‘Courage is when you still help others’
New York event hears about the red Muppet’s fears during a recent storm as climate crisis increasingly affects children
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Elmo: “We all feel scared sometimes, but courage is when you feel scared but you still help others”
@katharinehayhoe.com:
“The most important thing to share, science actually shows, is that others care and there are solutions that work”
@katharinehayhoe.com:
“The most important thing to share, science actually shows, is that others care and there are solutions that work”