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Michael R Harvey

@epublicus.bsky.social
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Oh lawd - she's the latest in a long line of "Stepford Republicans".
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Claims of incipient, dangerous superintelligence are not based in good scientific or engineering practice. Rather, they are narratives based in ideologies of transhumanism, eugenics, and wishful thinking about imagined future digital humans.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Mathematicians who were initially “stunned” by OpenAI’s press release saying that its latest chatbot, Astra, solved problems that “have been open and seen no progress on the main result for at least a decade" later realized that the results weren’t as “novel as first appeared.”
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
~~ Excerpts follow: Regarding the “hacking” incidents, cybersecurity experts say the story is more about OpenAI’s negligence and failure to adopt basic, established security practices than about “models gone rogue” or “AI agents creating civilizations.” ~~
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The MIT Tech Review puts the BIG LIE to all the 'AI' hype that has most folks worried about 'super intelligence' (which is non-existent) killing-off humanity. www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
technologyreview.com
Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Another conservative blonde bimbo, who's a member in good standing of the MAGA Cristo-Fascist Ladies Auxiliary.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Historian HCR documents the stunning incompetence and corruption in Trump 2.0 - from the president, to Cabinet, to external actors, to nearly everyone in Trump's orbit. How anyone can sanction/tolerate this is abominable. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-4-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 4, 2026
On Friday night, just before 11:00, Trump announced that his administration “will, immediately, begin sending ‘Checks’ of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicar...
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Historian HCR on an historic event - "Power to the People" festival, organized by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-3-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 3, 2026
On Saturday, October 3, the Power to the People festival, organized by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, took over the stage at the Merriweathe...
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Historian HCR on the unconstitutional abuses and predations by Trump 2.0, e.g., threatening Iran with annihilation, violation of the Constitution, misappropriation of Congressionally-approved monies, lies / gaslighting / delusions, etc. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-1-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 1, 2026
John Hudson of the Washington Post reported this evening that the Trump administration is openly defying Congress, taking $52 million in military assistance lawmakers appropriated for European and Mid...
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Historian HCR on the recent, final withdraw of US Troops from Iraq, the history of how the Iraq War began, and how we accomplished NOTHING good. This event has also given some political clout to Iran, as Iran and Iraq are under Shia control. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 30, 2026
A Washington Post headline today read: “U.S.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh, she and her constituents are quite brilliant, yes? The very morons thinking that Trump's immigraton policies are just swell, is the same group NOW in danger of deportation. Well, bye...
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Historian HCR documents the accelerating implosion of Trump 2.0 and nativist movement of toxic ignorance - MAGA. Everything is crumbling at the foundations and Trump is making it all worse for himself and the entire GOP. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 28, 2026
It has become routine for Trump to spend the weekend posting wildly on social media, and this weekend was no exception.
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Axios @axios.com · 25/09/2026
Bill Gates says he can see a future where AI wipes out humanity, warning the technology is powerful enough to cause a billion deaths.
axios.com
Bill Gates warns AI is powerful enough to cause "a billion deaths"
"There's never been a weapon as powerful."
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Historian HCR on the history of the U.N., it's charter and purpose; and the abomination that President Trump brought to the chambers during his deranged speech. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 22, 2026
In 1945, still reeling from World War II, representatives from 50 nations reached back to the U.S.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dr. 'El' has become one of my go-to sources for fact/logic-based analyses on 'AI'. This video is in a lecture format, but well worth the time to watch. El provides links to published scientific research papers she references. @edzitron.com youtu.be/claxN4oxDuY?...
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Like Sabine Hossenfelder, I Was Offered Money to Tell You AI Will Kill Us
YouTube video by House of El: AI
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What a facile fucktwit.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Historian HCR on the big, flaming pile of unconstitutional nonsense from Trump 2.0, re: banning select media organizations, and starting his own YOUTUBE propaganda channel. As with everything else from Trump, it's backfiring in epic fashion. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 21, 2026
On September 18, while White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was out of town, Trump suddenly announced he was banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Actually, many of we 'CIS' folks do understand and empathize; recognizing these bigoted attacks on the civil and constitutional rights of LGBTQ people as crimes against humanity. All of this institutional bigotry against LGBTQ is rooted in Conservative Christianity.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This effectively grants the malware admin access to your device. Next, RatHat installs an AI-assisted agent that runs system commands to steal information and a proxy client that tunnels that stolen information back to the hacker.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
RatHat uses the accessibility permissions users grant it to navigate your phone’s menu system and unlock Wireless Debugging, a legitimate developer tool commonly used in app testing, then grants itself ADB Shell permissions.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Android OS users - 'RatHat' is an AI-powered malware that steals phone data by tricking you into giving it admin-level permissions on your device. Read this article to know how to thwart 'RatHat' or wipe it from your device if infected. www.cnet.com/tech/service...
cnet.com
Say Hello to RatHat, a New AI-Powered Malware Invading the Android Ecosystem - CNET
The malware pretends to be a legitimate download for an app like Google Chrome.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Say what? www.npr.org/2026/09/20/n...
npr.org
Trump says his D.C. arch will serve as 'military complex' with snipers and drones
President Trump has claimed that military operations are needed at his proposed triumphal arch in Washington D.C., in order to protect national security. A federal court is weighing the arch's legalit...
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Historian HCR on the drafting of the Constitution, with a few words of wisdom from ol' Ben Franklin. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 17, 2026
In 1761, 55-year-old Benjamin Franklin attended the coronation of King George III and later wrote that he expected the young monarch’s reign would “be happy and truly glorious.” Fifteen years later, i...
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Of COURSE Trump attacked the SCOTUS justices who decided against his ham-handed attempt to arbitrarily disenfranchise voters to rig the election in the GOP's favor! apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
She might think she's too good for the people of Tennessee, although I'm not sure what that even means. What's more likely is that she's a frightened, duplicitous hypocritical 'empty suit', who knows she'd take a beating in a fair and honest debate.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Oh, and I'm sure this Russian oligarch wants NOTHING in return for such unbridled generosity. ~~ A Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward Donald Trump Jr’s wedding in the Bahamas earlier this year. ~~ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Russian oligarch close to Putin reportedly paid for part of Donald Trump Jr’s lavish wedding
US president’s eldest child married Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson in three-day celebration across two exclusive private islands
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump has to be one of the dumbest presidents in US History, so willfully ignorant he's bordering on clinical delusion. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
nbcnews.com
Trump says AI doesn’t need guardrails, only a ‘high IQ’ president
He also alleged the existence of a ‘sick conspiracy’ against AI and data centers, at a time when Americans are increasingly concerned about the technology.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Historian HCR on 'AI' and incompetence of Trump 2.0. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 13, 2026
On Saturday, September 12, Dario Amodei, the chief executive officer of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, published a 3,800-word essay calling for AI companies to slow down their improvem...
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Dario Amodei (CEO of 'AI' company Anthropic), wrote an online essay calling for 'AI' models development to slow down and to be regulated. CEO's of two rival AI firms, Sam Altman (OpenAI) and Elon Musk (Grok), both said they agree. @edzitron.com - Thoughts? www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down
The call comes amid growing concerns that AI models may become able to inflict serious damage worldwide.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
No -- no one can explain that, because it IS a conflict of interest. The GOP is no longer trying to even maintain the perception of probity, integrity, and honor, they never had any of those qualitites to begin with.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Historian HCR on a nascent threat from the GOP: A real threat from the GOP Speaker to not seat any new democrats who win in the midterms. They're not even trying to hide their unconstitutional lawlessness and criminal intent. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 12, 2026
On Thursday, in The New Republic, conservative judge J.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Another spot-on, thought-provoking analysis of the latest line of abstract absurdities from the 'AI' industry: AI could kill-off humanity within a decade; therefore, gives us more investments, loans, and business buy-in... or else? Is that really their selling point? youtu.be/YPf8CztvxEk?...
youtu.be
The Biggest AI Fraud Is the One Nobody Is Investigating
YouTube video by House of El: AI
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Wow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2JZ...
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Contemporary flamenco dancer Carmen Avilés brings raw, fast-paced energy to Seville’s streets
YouTube video by NOWNESS
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Documentarist Alex Gibney speaks at a press conference for his new Elon Musk documentary ahead of its Venice Film Festival premiere. www.youtube.com/live/jMPNCQx...
youtube.com
LIVE: Alex Gibney speaks on Elon Musk documentary
YouTube video by Reuters
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Whoever believes this fat, philandering, fraudulent, fascist dick-tator wannabe, deserves exactly what they'd get: NOTHING. This is empty promise #4: 1. DOGE dividend. 2. Tariff checks. 3. Then government healthcare refunds. 4. Now this. finance.yahoo.com/economy/arti...
finance.yahoo.com
Trump's promise of a $5,000 midterm ‘dividend’ is at least the fourth time he's promised Americans checks this term. None of those came to pass.
If the GOP wins both the House of Representatives and the Senate, "you win with us," President Trump said Wednesday, promising "a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5...
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Historian HCR documents the latest blitz of social media trolling by our deranged president. This is very concerning. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 7, 2026
Since yesterday, President Donald J.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Oh boy... www.cnbc.com/2026/09/03/n...
cnbc.com
Hugging Face approached Nvidia’s Huang weeks ahead of $12.9B acquisition, CEO tells CNBC
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that with Hugging Face, the chipmaker will "expand access to AI for developers and institutions worldwide."
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yeah, I know. My question was rhetorical. 😉
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Why is that not considered a war crime?
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
LOL youtu.be/FhjyO5rVi3E?...
youtu.be
NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: Weak
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A 175-year-old trick from the Chicago grain exchanges are the pricing engines behind CareRev, Clipboard Health, and ShiftKey. Payroll software already prices 9,000 job titles against 42 million paychecks. Corporate parasites!
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Labor attorneys call it "Surveillance Wages": pay set not by your performance or seniority, but by formulas running on your personal data built to find the lowest number you'll accept.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Hospitals are using 'AI' to set nurse pay, and companies building these systems published results themselves: 24% lower hourly rates on the shifts the algorithm fills.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
As IF, I needed one more thing from the business world about which to be outraged. 'AI' algorithms are being used to exert downward pressure on hourly wages for highly-skilled labor, i.e., nursing, and other domains. youtu.be/4JEx3IJJCNw?...
youtu.be
Columbia Caught AI Execs Running "Surveillance Wages" on Every Worker in America
YouTube video by Brendan Dell
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"The main takeaway for me is that the Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans," Blumenthal told reporters. "One third of all Americans cast their ballots by mail, and the USPS puts all of their votes at risk."
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
In response, Blumenthal is now questioning Postmaster General David Steiner about the Postal Service's development of a new online portal to house information about voters and their mail ballots.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The anonymous whistleblower revealed the information about the Postal Service's mail-voting procedures in a disclosure provided to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The whistleblower is accusing the agency of flouting court rulings by continuing to work on implementing a Trump executive order to tighten mail voting rules before the November midterm elections.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Washington — A whistleblower is warning of "potentially catastrophic problems" with the U.S. Postal Service's new system for handling mail ballots. www.cbsnews.com/news/whistle...
cbsnews.com
Whistleblower warns Postal Service's new mail ballot system has "potentially catastrophic problems"
The whistleblower, described by lawyers as a federal official, disclosed information about the Postal Service's new mail-voting procedures to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
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Michael R Harvey @epublicus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Right-Wing cowards. Chief Justice Roberts dissented and sided with the liberal justices. The other 5 conservative justices decided based on a lack of standing by the plaintiffs, which is nonsense, the power of the purse belongs to Congress, NOT any president. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
nbcnews.com
Supreme Court allows Trump to move forward with White House ballroom construction
Challengers argued that the president needed Congress’ approval to build the ballroom.
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