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georgeelliot19.bsky.social @georgeelliot19.bsky.social · 4h

4 books everyone needs to read to orient themselves to AI. The first two books by @garrisonlovely.bsky.social and @adambecker.bsky.social narrow focus on AI industry and the second two by @lukekemp.bsky.social and by @astra.bsky.social / @naomiaklein.bsky.social have more broad/synthetic focus.

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Ryan Moulton @moultano.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A whole lot of people think controlling models is easy who a month ago didn't think controlling models was necessary.

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Hagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Idk why this isn't global headlines tbh

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

so we just nearly started a war with china (a nuclear state) because of genAI use

The intelligence report, circulated across the US military this spring in the midst of the war with Iran, immediately set off alarm bells: A Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program.
The US military swung into action with plans to intercept the vessel, according to four sources familiar with the episode.
According to two of the sources, armed members of the US military were preparing to board the ship. Military planes were in the air, one of those sources and another source familiar with the incident said.
It was only just before the planned operation that officials dug deeper into the report put together by a special operations command analyst and found it had been generated with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) — and that a chatbot the analyst had used inaccurately identified the material the ship was carrying. CNN was not able to learn what the misidentified cargo was.
The report, according to one of the sources, was "entirely false." But it also "almost started a war," the source said. Any US operation against a Chinese vessel could have risked spiraling into an armed conflict between the two nations.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Is AI gonna kill us by launching nukes or whatever? Dunno, but I'm more puzzled at the leftists & liberals saying "akshually" to the idea--and the window it opens for regulation--because the whether or not *that's* true, AI is most definitely going to accelerate climate change catastrophically.

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City Atlas @cityatlas.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Study hard, go to a top school, and you too can use 33% of Americans to bludgeon the entire society to death www.harvardmagazine.com/2023/04/grif...

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Ken Griffin’s Naming Gift for the Graduate School | Harvard Magazine

Prominent donor further supports Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

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Josh Lappen @jlappen1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It blows undergrads' fricking minds when I lecture on the Technocracy Movement. These exact ideas are all recycled from the 1920s, and we've beaten them before.

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City Atlas @cityatlas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Yipes @jgkoomey.bsky.social

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Ben Recht @beenwrekt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

With Felony Bench being rapidly saturated, which AI company will be the first to get on the Light Treason Bench leaderboard?

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

personally I think we should just take the ai doomers at their word and shut it down if they’re telling the truth, well, good thing we shut it down. If they’re exaggerating, well, they shouldn’t have done that

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This is a really good overview of the energy costs of using AI by @zekehausfather.com www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-real-e...

theclimatebrink.com

The real energy use of agentic AI

Agents use about 600x more energy than simple AI prompts

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This parallels my thinking about AI and climate change. In the near term, AI will make climate change worse. In the medium term, AI could make climate change a lot worse. In the long term, AI might help address climate change -- but it will be too late to matter. mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...

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Can AI’s climate benefits outweigh its costs? | MIT Sloan

The rising energy demands of AI and data centers threaten corporate net zero commitments and worsen climate change. But can AI also help develop climate solutions? MIT Sloan researchers investigate.

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"...if we continue to develop better fossil-fuel tech, the efficiency will inevitably backfire, catalyzing more fossil fuel consumption... Pull the funding for anything related to fossil-fuel efficiency & pump the money into renewable energy"- @blairfix.bsky.social

economicsfromthetopdown.com

A Tour of the Jevons Paradox: How Energy Efficiency Backfires – Economics from the Top Down

Efficiency isn't a tool for conserving energy --- it's a catalyst for technological sprawl.

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Garrison Lovely @garrisonlovely.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Dean Ball, OpenAI's head of strategic futures, writes: "I have met people, some of them quite well-resourced, who have told me that it is their intention to deliberately release swarms of self-sovereign agents into the world..."

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Oden @oden-gjallarhornet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

El Niño is now stronger than at any point in the last 1,000 years, study finds arstechnica.com/science/2026...

arstechnica.com

El Niño is now stronger than at any point in the last 1,000 years, study finds

“One more warning sign here of what we're facing in a warmer world.”...

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Super happy to see @gilduran.com at number three on the NYT bestseller list! His is a book that needs to be read. 🙌

Combined Print & E-Book
Nonfiction ›
THIS IS ME
by Hayden Panettiere
2 REGIME CHANGE
by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
THE NERD REICH
by Gil Durán
4 STRANGERS
by Belle Burden
5 THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE
by Bessel van der Kolk

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City Atlas @cityatlas.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indro_M...

During this time, Montanelli conducted his first interview with a celebrity, Henry Ford, who shocked him by admitting he did not have a driver's license. During the interview, surrounded by American art depicting pastoral and frontier subjects, Ford began to reverentially talk about the Founding Fathers of the United States. Looking at the décor, Montanelli asked him how he felt about having destroyed their world. Puzzled, Ford asked what he meant. Montanelli pressed on that the automobile and Ford's revolutionary assembly line system had forever transformed the country. Ford's shocked expression had caused Montanelli to realize that Ford, like most "geniuses" of the time, had not the slightest idea of what he had really done.[1

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Abstract Tesseract @abstracttesseract.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It's so important to understand this context, because effective altruist merchants of doubt try to portray people as irrational, afraid of data and facts, etc., when people refuse to engage with "AI" enthusiasts' bullshit framing. It's not bad faith to Kirby those frames—it's the right thing to do

Kirby "eat the frame" meme

Frame: the "AI" water issue is fake

Negation: no it isn't

Kirby: "AI" enthusiasts are providing political cover for the worst people and organizations in tech. They want us to argue with them about irrelevant details because they are afraid of people organizing with them

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I hope 2025 & 2026 have adequately prepared everyone for the shitshow that will be 2027: Strongest El Niño and highest global temperature on record Energy and affordability crisis from the illegal war End of 3-year federal science grants awarded in 2024 AI bubble bursting Continued rise of fascism

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

no amnesty

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Philip Loring @philiploring.com · 11/08/2026

New research confirms: AI, on sum, is a loser for global climate Short of significant policy to curb fossil fuel interests (ha!), AI will amplify CO2 emissions, not mitigate them, even when considering the prospects of any renewable gains AI buildout could motivate www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model - npj Climate Action

npj Climate Action - AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model

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georgeelliot19.bsky.social @georgeelliot19.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Instead of spending $70 million establishing only 5 public grocery stores with only modest discounts on only some items, the city should establish a network of ~500 small luncheonettes and food trucks that sell healthy, convenient and affordable $5 meals (sandwich, soup, chips, fruit).

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Hagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Reading this right now, and it's really striking how integral "futurologist" were in building the project of delaying climate action for decades. This is where the AI world gets ideas like "superintelligence" from: no wonder they're still telling us not to worry about the climate

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

What *actually* works — right here, right now — to address climate change? Here you go. This is the result of thousands of hours of painstaking research and analysis from the Project Drawdown team.

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Numbcat9 @numbcat9.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Y’all get that China leading the electric car revolution could’ve been the US? When we bailed out the auto industry in 2009, we should’ve just taken over the industry itself and forced it to start the electric car revolution China is now leading. That was an enormous mistake in favor of the rich.

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

JFC. Chad Jones, economist who'll be joining Anthropic: "In other words, with log utility it is optimal to take a 1 in 3 chance of ending human existence in exchange for a 2/3 chance of dramatically raising living standards by a factor of 55." www.ft.com/content/bb04...

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Climate Action Now @climateactapp.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A ship full of solar panels only has to make the trip once. It arrives, gets installed, and generates electricity for the next 20 years. A ship full of liquefied natural gas? It has to make the trip EVERY YEAR to generate the same amount of electricity over those 20 years. The choice is clear.

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Remmelt 🛑 @artificialbodies.net · 17/06/2026

Both Ezra Klein and Sam Harris were invited by Thiel’s Dialog. Names I’ve grown to distrust…. Also, catch the guy who opposes all tax increases (particularly on the billionaires who get taxed less, I suppose)

Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform.

atr.org
Americans for Tax Reform
Americans for Tax Reform opposes all tax increases as a matter of

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Thomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

What would it take to achieve high prosperity and equality while remaining within planetary boundaries? The World Inequality Lab is very excited to launch the #GlobalJusticeReport. [1/7]

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Remmelt 🛑 @artificialbodies.net · 30/05/2026

me: you can't stop geeks making überrobots, so we need to upgrade our bodies as long as we can until they displace us. which is good only if we build the robots to be higher in value you: this is nazi shit me: I'm just arguing for a superior race you: seriously?? me: this is my life, tragic :(

Daniel Faggella
@danfaggella
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this is my life btw:

me: "If we can't totally stop or control AI, we should make sure that it carries the flame of consciousness and self-creating flourishing, like what we see in biology"

them: "so you just WANT to replace everyone with robots tomorrow?!"

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me: "The process of change is vastly faster than Darwinian speeds now. If humans want to stay alive / relevant we'll need to transform just like all the beings that came before us. We can't assume it'll 'serve' us, we shoudl presume that we need to co-evolve with it for as long as we can, and allow life (bio and non-bio) to bloom."

them: "so you just want ppl to get wiped out by AI?! I have a dream of AGI serving me free ice cream forever / making it so I don't need to work - WHY ARE YOU QUESTIONING THAT HAPPY VISION!? Surely you want to hurt humans."

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and so on

and so on... :(

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

📢 New Pew poll on #ClimateChange out today 📢 TL/DR: Democrats HAVE to talk about climate change to look both competent and caring about real Americans. A full 60% of Americans say the federal government is doing too little to address climate change — 60%!! 🧵

Democrats and Republicans disagree on how much
climate change is harming the U.S. today
% who (say) ...
Rep/Lean
ReP Climate change is a very big 14 0
problem in the country today Climate change is harming people in the U.S. today a
great deal or quite a bit The federal government is
doing too little to address
climate change
Support the U.S. participating in international
efforts on climate change
220.
31•0
Dem/Lean
Dem
0• 63 U.S.
adults
39
0. 68
46
0.87
60
54•0
0. 92
73
50
100
Note: Respondents who gave other responses or did not give an answer are not shown.
Source: Surveys of U.S. adults conducted April 20-26, 2026, and March 16-22, 2026.
"Americans Are Increasingly Pessimistic About Avoiding the Worst Effects of Climate Change"
PEW RESEARCH CENTER

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This is evil collective punishment.

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Good David Wallace-Wells piece thinking through the climatic and political implications of the coming El Niño. Did you know that American climate concern is higher now than it was during the Biden administration? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/o...

nytimes.com

Opinion | The World Is About to Get a Preview of Life in 2035

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Jeannette Eggers @jeannetteeggers.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

This is a fantastic podcast episode. Well worth 40 minutes of your time. Thank you @racheldonald.bsky.social and @jksteinberger.bsky.social ! www.planetcritical.com/julia-steinb...

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The Truly Sustainable Alternative | Julia Steinberger

How we can live well within limits

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Are you looking to become wiser over the course of this weekend? Then, set aside some time to watch this excellent talk by @jksteinberger.bsky.social Presented at this years @acscc.bsky.social

youtu.be

ACSCC 2026 | Prof. Julia Steinberger: Living well within planetary limits

YouTube video by Amsterdam Complexity School on Climate Change

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Breaking: A new review paper of the tipping point risk of the Atlantic ocean circulation system known as #AMOC has been published. 🌊 The evidence has broadened over the last years that the present AMOC is in a multi-stable regime, posing a risk of tipping 😨. dx.doi.org/10.1002/wcc....

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Multi‐Stability of the Present‐Day Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

There is much supporting evidence (freshwater export, paleo records, model hierarchy) that the present-day AMOC is in a multi-stable regime.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Projected global increases in fire weather and drought confirmed at 2°C. Amazon hit by increasing fire and drought dies by 2°C and major world forests burn emitting CO₂ and end as carbon sinks. Increasing drought hits major food-producing regions, increasing forest fires and reducing carbon sinks.

nature.com

Moderate global warming does not rule out extreme global climate outcomes - Nature

Extreme global climate outcomes may occur even under moderate 2 °C warming and may turn out to be more extreme than model-averaged projections at 3 °C or 4 °C warming.

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Tom Carter-Brookes @tom-cb.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

As ever, @kevinclimate.bsky.social is putting out some fantastic stuff, highlighting just what a bad situation we're currently in. The in-action and lack of sense of urgency within much of the academy is something that frustrates me more and more. Good to see that some with high prolies speaking out

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Emily Cassidy @enviroem.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

In the U.S., out of every 10 calories grown on croplands, less than 2 of those calories (17%) are grown for food. The rest? Animal feed and biofuels. My @projectdrawdown.bsky.social colleagues and I updated country-level crop use stats to 2020 in our latest paper: drawdown.org/news/only-ha...

$Two global maps, side-by-side. The map on the left shows calorie production on croplands in shades of blue (in million calories per hectare). The global map on the right shows the percentage of calories production available as food. In the midwest of the U.S. there is high crop calorie production but a small fraction is available as food. in India and countries in central and southern Africa, much of the calorie production is used for food.$

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Lawmakers in 28 states have introduced bills that would let households install do-it-yourself, plug-in solar systems — aka “balcony solar.” Some of the lawmakers are Republican, too! www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... via @alisontakemura.bsky.social

canarymedia.com

Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm

In more than half of U.S. states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of DIY solar systems.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 23/02/2026

New paper details how up to 8 irreversible environmental tipping points could be reached below 2C of warming www.businessgreen.com/news/452594...

businessgreen.com

Study: Climatic 'tipping points' possible well before 2C warming threshold reached

New paper details how up to eight irreversible environmental tipping points could be reached below 2C of warming

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Keith Alexander @keithalexander.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

"Sadly, a hypothetical future of high consumption and high well-being is simply impossible, because high consumption is incompatible with remaining within planetary boundaries."

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The Climate Pod @climatepod.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

New Episode! @lukekemp.bsky.social on how collapse happens and the unique threats we face today. Listen with the links below iOS: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... Spotify 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/6Nz9... #climatechange #climatecrisis

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How Collapse Happens (w/ Luke Kemp)

Podcast Episode · The Climate Pod · 10/08/2025 · 1h 7m

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