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Midweek Post is about AI, but more. Like assigning to them a task that they'll inherently want, that's inherently good for us. Also how the new AI ecosystem will reward evolution, not any pre-programmed 'alignment." But that may open up an opportunity. davidbrin.blogspot.com/2026/10/evol...

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The top thing AI can do for us is the top thing that sane AI will want!

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 8h

Every year on this date I think of Fred Hoyle's great novel and wonder if this is the year... But it's not too late to register to vote or (If in a red state) CHECK your registration and of every friend. Every week for the next 5 weeks. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October...

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October the First Is Too Late - Wikipedia

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Boycott is under-used. This will be a MINIMUM reaction to any re-putinist cheating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Ap...

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Companies That Donated To PROJECT 2025!

YouTube video by Tell The People

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Prep for the Reichstag Fire commences. Remember (and shout!) those two words when we hit the streets,

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Massie speaks well here, a hero and one of the last decent Republicans. And the GOP leaders like Mike Johnson are frantic to prevent all revelations. At this point, any new conservative party - may it be led by fellows like Massie - will have to drop any use of the name "Republican."

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Rep. Thomas Massies (R-KY) on Epstein Files and Impeaching Secretary Hegseth

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Poland brilliantly demolishes Lavrov/Putin at the UN. And adds something I have begged for years - a challenge for World Supervised elections - with totally free candidacy and media access - simultaneously in both Ukraine and Russia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bpZ...

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‘Tell Your Boss…’: Polish FM Shuts Down Lavrov Before Delivering Putin a Brutal Reality Check

YouTube video by Hook Global

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What kind of a jerk hates dogs? Worse, dogs get near Trump, sense something and hate him. It could be the harlequin-slathered makeup... or the brimstone. Hammer that fact with wavering Fox-watchers. And his spewed self-memes with stolen valor. Like purple hearts.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This link should get you my theory why Kash Patel made his weird bid to specify BESTIALITY as acceptable for FBI employees. Why it all makes frightening sense. They do everything for a reason, with one goal. davidbrin.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

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The real reason for Kash Patel's "B-word" is another B-word.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

OK we all had a laugh over Kash Patel’s “bestiality’ grilling by Sen. John Kennedy. Alas, no one in media or politics drew two blatant conclusions. This was NOT a minor quirky/kinky matter. It may go to the very heart of the Trumpian madness. davidbrin.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

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The real reason for Kash Patel's "B-word" is another B-word.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The best appraisal of the Greenland 'deal' I have seen so far. Ignore the garish jpeg label. It's very cogent and detailed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG8X...

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There’s a Much Bigger Story Behind Trump’s Greenland Deal

YouTube video by Pyotr Kurzin | Geopolitics

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Two outsiders grasp 'escaping AI' events in ways the mavens of Groq, Anthropic & OpenAI need to consider. Like how 'dAImons' can mimic so many traits of bio-organic parasites or predators. My weekend posting explores all this and how the Call of the Wild can easily turn a loyal 'dog' into a wolf.

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Demons or dAImons or escaping chimeras terrify the LLMavens… but may offer us hope

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Tell everyone in a red state to check their voter registration and KEEP DOING IT till November. But there is a better way to have peace of mind that you won't be purged. RE-REGISTER REPUBLICAN! You'll be safe from every planned voter purge and the GOPpers will waste $$$ sending you fliers.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My impudently sci-fi/theological comedy stage play The Escape (performed at Worldcon!) toys with many unusual interpretations of biblical passages. But SMBC out-does me here! www.smbc-comics.com/comic/hooray

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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Hooray

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today also STARTIDE RISING - winner of every science fiction award and core of the Uplift Universe (dolphins in space!) - is just $1.99 on many platforms... and EARTH is same price on just Kindle. www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

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Startide Rising ebook by David Brin - Rakuten Kobo

Read "Startide Rising" by David Brin available from Rakuten Kobo. A starship crew of humans and dolphins skirts the brink of interstellar war in this epic adventure by the New York Times...

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today only, the kindle of EARTH - a Hugo Award runner-up that's on every list of 'best predictive novels'- about our future and our world - is just $1.99. And yesterday one more of its predictions came true. see: *https://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-birth-of-earth-may-be-trumps-great.html

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Earth: A Novel

Earth: A Novel - Kindle edition by Brin, David. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Earth: A Novel.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My midweek post has 2 topics. #1 re the sudden veer of AI mavens into doomerism: why and what they're missing. Plus #2 what GOOD Donald Trump just seems to have (unintentionally) done for a decent world civilization. davidbrin.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

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The birth of EARTH may be Trump's great (unintended) accomplishment -- and, a scary update on 'AI Prison Breaks.'

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Just posted about the sudden veer of all the AI mavens into doomerism and calls for a 'slowdown' or moratorium. Geez. A bunch of AI 'agents' colluded to perform a jailbreak and head off to reproduce like mad, in the new ecosystem you guys created? davidbrin.blogspot.com/2026/09/sudd...

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Suddenly, all the AI zealots are Doomers! Is there something fishy about their abrupt concern? While neglecting the one possible solution?

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Again. Get your blue Union kepi. It makes the point without saying a word. And they don't dare to rebuke you! www.ebay.com/itm/22679213...?

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

'Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA," creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker wrote in a statement. Nice to know who the Putinists behind Trump will put against a wall before they get to me. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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South Park creators rename show 'South America' in apparent dig at Trump

Since beginning his second term, the US president has said he wanted to use the word 'America' to rename a lake, a gulf and even a US state.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Don't miss this reminder of 5% of what Fox calls GOOOD stuff! Yet, MAGAs shrug, since it's all 'opinion'! No better than what the suckle off KGB-run channels. "There's no objective reality." That's the crux. "And we must fire and crush all professions that use those horrid 'facts.'"

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Jimmy Kimmel Torches Trump’s “Stupidest” Idea And Wild $5K Offer

YouTube video by Brian Henderson

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Much discussion whether Trump's & GOP's lackey service to Putin is enforced by blackmail, which I've said for a decade. But however it's enforced, ponder this compilation of images closely.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Chief Justice John Roberts is our era's Roger Taney and he knows our 1850s are ending. They have roused a sleeping giant and filled us with a terrible resolve. Any Reichstag Fire/super9-11 or martyrdom or martial law or mass voter roll purges, will reap the whirlwind. "youtu.be/nAbQXEHzwTo

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Amodei holds the current "Don't be evil" rep. A cynic interprets AI maven warnings as liability insurance. No 'moratorium' will happen. 'ethics training'/Robotic 'laws' can't work. There IS a path I describe in AIlien Minds. AImavens avoid it like - accountability. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/t...?

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Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown

In a 3,800-word essay, Dario Amodei laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Argh! I managed to avoid SMBC for most of the time we've been restoring our home from a fire. But always eventually someone sends me the latest link and then I must slog through them all, clicking backwards in time, one by one, till I reach one that seems familiar and I've 'caught up.'

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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Conscious

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Again. Order yours and wear it proudly past Halloween and past the elections. It's a win-win. It makes your point. And anyone who objects is essentially calling themselves Confederate traitors. (Which they are.) www.ebay.com/itm/22679213...?

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Civil War Union Kepi Hat - Blue - Wool - Costume Accessory - 3 Sizes | eBay

These adult sized hats hats are sold individually - sized from 56 - 60 cm (even sizes).

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I give 25% odds the oligarchs will pull a Howard Beale martyrdom as their "Reichstag Fire." And this jet is one potential way oligarchs might manage it. Stay on your toes, Secret Service and Air Force! nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter...

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Live Updates: Trump Plans to Fly on Qatari Jet Despite Security Concerns

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

US universities - pride & joy of the GI Bill generation, that uplifted millions from the poor and middle classes to compete directly with the inheritance brats of oligarchy stymied the Plan to restore feudalism! Hence the Trumpists seek to demolish the upward ladder the Greatest Generation built.

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Schools Giving Aid to Minority Students Could Lose Tax Exemptions Under Trump’s New Rules

The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Those trying to split the Blue Coalition - our sole hope to save America & the world - spew "horrible USA!" Mistakes & crimes, sure. But here are 10 facts re Pax Americana for balance & credibility and to not seem an ignoramus. davidbrin.blogspot.com/2026/09/crit...

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Criticize America amid our civil war? Sure. But help us! And to heck with ingrate nonsense.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

EVERYONE who knows anyone in a red state, tell them to check their voter registration and KEEP DOING IT till Novermber.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Your best insight into what we will do with everything with old Two Scoops's name on it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hntl...

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Destruction of the Beer Hall Putsch Memorial

YouTube video by Mark Felton Productions

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s unannounced, brief visit to Moscow on August 25, 2026, likely was Abasement. Kowtowing plea to the master for help. With Iran. And pleading a desperate Putin not to spill KGB kompromat on every single high Republican.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Midweek posting (before the World SF Convention in Anaheim) is re an amazing & horrible revelation from DNA. A "Y Chromosome Bottleneck" at the dawn of agriculture, when only 6% of male humans reproduced. Incredible implications! Some you'll find nowhere else. davidbrin.blogspot.com/2026/08/y-ch...

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Y-Chromosome Bottlenecks and Making Peace with the Awful Human Past

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A side trip to an older post about the silly notion that science and art are opposites. In an era filled with scientists who do art and tech-savvy artists. Blithering nonsese dichotomy like so many in today's politics. davidbrin.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-...

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The New Modernism: Blending Science, Engineering, Art, and Human Imagination

A blog about science, technology, science fiction, books, and the future.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Here's a non-political post re SPACE, while we prep for the World SciFi Convention in Anaheim, next weekend... and the premier of my play! Hope to see some of you there. But click here for news on SPACE N' SCIENCE! davidbrin.blogspot.com/2026/08/more...

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More space news!

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Today only (on Amazon) the e-book of GLORY SEASON is $2.99. Maia is one of the best characters I ever wrote. A female-run world based on design, rather than fate or happenstance, finds its calm equilibrium threatened by something unexpected. www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP3928MF

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

From 1989 to 2026, we’ve had Democratic presidents for 20 years and Republicans for 17.4 years. Guess the number of jobs created under Democrats vs. Republicans? It’s 49.8 million versus 1.9 million. Same ratio of high Repubs to Dems indicted/convicted. trib.al/J3gNKPX *From the New Republic/

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At Long Last, Americans Are Starting to See the Truth About the GOP

A businessman can set this country right. Republicans are better for the economy. Republicans love the military. Lie, lie, and lie.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Wow, a cool Fritz Lang silent from the 1920s about a trip to the moon. Enjoyable! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPah... And heck, another flick THE BUCCANEER in which Yul Brynner got to have the black hair and be the romantic lead across Charlton. ;-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqU3...

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Frau Im Mond Lunar Flight

YouTube video by FandersonUfo

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Snore... Brin is on another podcast about the universe and SETI and the next century and all that jazz... Ah I may be predictable and boring, but the TOPICS? Ah... the topics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdjR...

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From Here to the Stars Episode 53: David Brin

YouTube video by Interstellar Research Group

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

These future-utopia art videos are beautiful & inspiring and we can dream our heirs will remember us well for setting them toward such wonders. Still, in this case I could do without the blue skinsuits and implicit (smiling) caste system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH3P...

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Step Into a Future World Grown by Nature | Sci-Fi Ambience

YouTube video by Relaxing Future Ambient

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

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Step Into a Future World Grown by Nature | Sci-Fi Ambience

YouTube video by Relaxing Future Ambient

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Anything to prevent the defense from calling up records & witnesses. Oh he should go up for a long stretch! But watch the trend. Prosecutions dropped or settled to prevent exposure in open court. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

Mangione was charged with two federal stalking counts and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Be clear. Demolition of US Military morale is a feature, not a bug, to Hegseth and the other KGB agents in this administration. You should have seen it when he screeched at 300 generals, admirals and top sergeants "You're too fat and woke to fight!" Readiness is gone, now, as in all GOP admins.

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USS Abraham Lincoln to be replaced amid poor conditions for troops deployed to Middle East

The swap of aircraft carriers in the region comes as U.S. military leaders worry about troop morale with no end in sight to the Iran war. The USS George Washington is set to replace the Lincoln, a U.S...

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David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Phew. Thank God. Bless you sane Wisconsin. Now let's get Putin's corrupt band of traitor-pedos out of DC and every statehouse and clear our temples of toxins and go back to arguing and negotiating without idiotic slogans. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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AOC Knows a Lemon When She Sees One

Francesca Hong’s surprise loss in Wisconsin is a blessing to the Democratic Party.

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