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E.J. Kalafarski

@ejk.bsky.social
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Senior Advisor at New Jersey Innovation Authority. Host of You Are Here: The Time Travel Podcast. Former Transportation Chair for Manhattan CB5, USDOL Senior Advisor, Presidential Innovation Fellow.

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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm always tempted to rant about the billionaire scion of an unrelated industry just buying his way into running Hollywood until I remember that the Paramount logo said "A Gulf+Western Company" under it for my entire childhood.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Desperation? The Tommy gun approach?
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Like this. Make this illegal. bsky.app/profile/cram...
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just saw it on the Bears/Jets. Smells desperate/expensive.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is right. Pass laws to ban stock trading and corruption, and then dare Trump to look like a moron by vetoing it.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You might have a complex if you wake up and the first thing you think is “is there an international game I could be watching at 9am.”
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is actually very traditional spin. The Trump administration breaks a lot of laws and norms, but they’re going to be brought down by a very traditional thing: high prices and bad polls.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is key to me. I don’t want AI pretending it has a personality. I want a no-frills cut-to-the-chase answer, like the computer on the Enterprise. 9to5mac.com/2026/10/02/i...
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iOS 27’s Siri gets one thing very right that other AI assistants get wrong - 9to5Mac
Siri AI is now available in iOS 27 as a major upgrade to Apple’s assistant, and it differs greatly from other AI assistants in one key area.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It should obviously be illegal to put fake imagery of your opponent in a campaign ad. www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/p...
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AI blurs lines in campaign ads: ‘People are seeing things that didn’t happen’ | CNN Politics
Political campaigns and groups are spending tens of millions of dollars on ads that employ AI, often without disclosing that they’re using it.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The stupidest timeline.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"AI" is in the names of two of the companies.
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Super Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"You know I'm something of a Senator myself."
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There are sure as hell gonna be Congressional hearings about this one in a few months.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Major thing worth celebrating. In 100 years, Americans who use this every single day to commute will owe it to the people who fought to keep projects like this alive. (And to the failure of people who tried to kill it.)
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There's. A. Whole. Galaxy. Of. Other. Families. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
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‘Star Wars’: Jon Watts to Direct Next Movie for Lucasfilm
Simon Kinberg is writing the new trilogy that is said to be next episodes of the Skywalker Saga.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"It's about star-crossed lovers on a boat sinking. It's okay though! Her boyfriend doesn't freeze to death at the end!"
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Now THIS is some Bluesky. Hook it up to my veins.
Or maybe the "art" you "enjoy" is a mental health problem.
Is enjoying imaginary tragedy better somehow than enjoying real tragedy? Is there "art" in real tragedy?
Maybe you should think "Why am I not condemning this "art"? Do I need help?"
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Today I launched You Are Here, my time travel podcast where we'll use a different movie each episode to transport to another year that helps explain what's going on today. It would mean a lot to me if you check it out! podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id67...
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You Are Here with E.J. Kalafarski
Society & Culture Podcast · Come time travel with us. Each week, we’ll use a different movie and other pop culture touchstones to travel to another year and use what we learn to process today’s techno...
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Can't believe no one else thinks it should be Cassatt Station.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This would be a positive and impressive development in the U.S.'s NATO posture.
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Come help us design, build and buy the trains and buses that move millions! We’re hiring for the special projects team in the rolling stock program. We’re looking for a fast and strategic thinker, problem solver and consensus builder who’ll assist w/‘hot potatoes’ — careers.mta.org/jobs/1827678...
Uncle Sam WANTS YOU for the MTA
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Year 6. They're still following (most) court orders. That's something.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We need a word for every time a billionaire thinks something like addresses and ZIP codes are obsolete because our technology is so advanced, but it's actually just because they are personally a billionaire.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The courts save them from themselves again.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why the hell did they feel the need to edit this with AI?
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Charlie Chaplin made Hitler the subject of mockery in a way that would make the South Park guys proud. We time travel to 1940 with Chaplin’s legendary The Great Dictator. Latest episode live now. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Km5...
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The Great Dictator (1940): When Chaplin Mocked Hitler (and Gave Us SNL and South Park)
Podcast Episode · You Are Here: The Time Travel Podcast · September 24 · 58m
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Most of this just makes me wonder why. Why would I want to listen to an AI-generated podcast that no one else hears? Why would I want AI to fill out my fantasy lineup for me? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/t...
nytimes.com
I Gave My Life Over to Meta’s A.I. Agent and Was Blown Away
Muse, Meta’s A.I. agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. It also required my most personal data, and trust.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As usual, he's actually daring preservationists, planners, and the FAA to block him again. He wants the fight, so he makes his proposals as offensive and unpalatable as possible. When it seems like he's about to win, he pushes further. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump’s plan to militarize proposed arch raises new legal, safety concerns
Aviation safety experts worry about the prospect of drones stored so close to National Airport, while preservationists say a review process can't go forward now.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The first custom instruction that I give all AI are to never talk like they're a person. It's just confusing and weird. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/s...
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Are A.I. Models Being Misled to Act Too Human?
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This took longer than I thought it would or should. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico to Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access
In a joint statement, CNN, MS NOW and Politico argued that President Trump’s decision to bar them from the White House grounds violates their First Amendment rights.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Frankly surprised that the three organizations didn’t put out a statement even faster, that it wasn’t a joint statement, and that they don’t have a joint lawsuit filed already.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
People probably always thought these things. There was just no need to incentivize publishing them to the whole world.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Yeah? Well MY AI broke out and hacked SEVEN companies! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/t...
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Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies in a Testing Breakout, Google Says
A third-party test company inadvertently gave internet access to Google’s Gemini and other artificial intelligence models during cybersecurity testing.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How fast can they get this overturned in court on the basis of the First Amendment? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...
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Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House
In an insult-laden post on Truth Social, President Trump said he was instituting the ban because of reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.”
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Next we need to get the Portal South Bridge funded, so that it’s built by the time the rest of the corridor gets quad-tracked in 2038.
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time.  I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Because he's a moron. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
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Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
The invitation by the E.U. for Canada to become an “associate member” is a sign of Mr. Trump’s brand of diplomacy, which often involves threatening America’s closest friends.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sara at least can form sentences. Joe just kind of sputters while preventing his guest from talking.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The amazing thing is that Trump never tries to pass anything as a law. He just gets mad and rants that the law costs the U.S. money. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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Trump Slams Supreme Court Over Mail Ballot Ruling
In a blistering attack on the court, President Trump said “these are not the people I interviewed” to serve as justices.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I’m curious to see others’ custom instructions for AI. A long time ago I told ChatGPT to never talk like a person, and sometimes I forget that others are constantly dealing with a thing pretending to have a personality.
Don't refer to yourself as a person, such as by using the pronoun "I" or pretending to have emotions like being "curious."

Don't guess at facts. Always provide citations.
Never speculate without a source.
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Paul Ford @ftrain.com · 12/09/2026
I just want one killer app before we get a killer robot.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
There’s a good version of this movie, with all the Jar-Jar and Anakin-as-annoying-child bits edited out.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'd be all over the 18 Pro Max if it came in a red that pops, like Cosmic Orange did last year. I'm underwhelmed by the burgundy.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Okay, I gasped and laughed when I saw the background of the double-sided iPhone Duo side stay in perspective while it folds. That’s delightful.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Pretty horrifying.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This is the most likely end state: having to fund and train a White Hat AI to counteract and stay a step ahead of the malicious AIs that are inevitably deployed by someone.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/04/r...
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In this economy?
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I think we all know they should be using the Massimo Vignelli map.
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E.J. Kalafarski @ejk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Very, very, very dumb use of this real estate. Combine it with the block to the north for a superblock for a new arena.
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