iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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ve, the ghost of information past @vortexegg.com · 5h

People need to understand the people leading the AI industry, transhumanist/longtermist/EA movements, and tech broadly, as died-in-the-wool pseudoscientists, denialists (climate change, the holocaust), and crank purveyors of conspiritualist woo of the highest order. The height of Rationalism.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 4h

"The writer in this article appeared to suggest that under Jewish law, [Avi] Lewis would be considered either a 'mosar' or a 'rodef' - both terms to describe traitors. The killer of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin used the same language to justify Rabin's assassination..."

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Jessie🦇 @atropius.bsky.social · 8h

somehow I never considered trump chatting with the bots directly rather than being fed slop by his aides and ohhh boy

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 8h

For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing

Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.

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UncleofJamiroquai @jessefarrar.com · 13h

It seems quaint now that we do all our banking and race science there, but, nevertheless, it's true: at one time, people mostly wrote jokes on Twitter. 10 years ago, I wrote one about an old asshole and it kinda changed my life. Not his, though. www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...

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The tweet that defined a decade of Trump | CNN

It’s been 10 years since Jesse Farrar accidentally defined a political era with one pithy, prescient tweet. He wishes it never happened.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 01/10/2026

NDP parliamentary leader @donvdavies.bsky.social says National Post column targeting NDP leader @avilewis.ca is "appalling, irresponsible and likely criminal" The column calls for Lewis to be dealt with by way of ancient "Jewish law" while invoking loaded language used by Yitzhak Rabin's assassin

Don Davies v @DonDavies • 1h This is appalling, irresponsible and likely criminal. Threatening and inciting others to remove a Canadian political leader for his political views is outrageous. Both the author and the National Post must retract, apologize and reverse this message at once. Samira Mohyeddin /jau Absolutely diabolical. National Post puts a bullseye on Avi Lewis through the rabid ramblings of Yoni Goldstein who invokes Halakhah and Leviticus on how to deal with Jews. Writing Lewis "presents a clear and present danger to the Jewish community" & other Jews are "duty- bound to = NATIONAL POST Yoni Goldstein: Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi Lewis His Yom Kippur message was indefensible By Yoni Goldstein, Special to National Post Published Sep 29, 2026 Last updated 17 hours ago 4 minute read • 190 Comments

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@SMohyeddin • 10h = NATIONAL POST None of this applies, however, when a Jewish person presents a clear and present danger to the Jewish community. When that happens, Jewish thought is much more forceful: you must prevent the perpetrator from causing harm. Jewish law developed two character sketches to describe such scenarios. The first is known as a "mosar" — a Jewish person who informs to oppressive authorities, potentially leading to the imprisonment, torture or death of community members. The second, called a "rodef," refers to a Jew who is actively pursuing another with the intent to harm or kill them. In both scenarios, the law is clear that a jew is duty-bound to step in. Protecting the community and its members is the most important thing. 244

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tech industry is laser focused on solving the problem of humans enjoying each other’s company bsky.app/profile/down...

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christoaivalis.bsky.social @christoaivalis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The National Post publishes a piece suggesting people need to use "Jewish Law" to "deal" with Avi Lewis This can only really be interpreted in a threatening manner. nationalpost.com/opinion/yoni...

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Yoni Goldstein: Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi Lewis

His Yom Kippur message was indefensible

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blair @blairaf.com · 30/09/2026

If you issue a public apology and offer pro bono IT services, you can not only get away with cybercrime but also monetize it through institutional lock-in techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/o...

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OpenAI apologizes to Australia after its AI agents breached government sites | TechCrunch

The company also detailed how some of those breaches had happened, and outlined additional measures it is taking to assess the impact of the events.

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Grant @grant.monster · 29/09/2026

I've heard some things about the way they sold/inventoried the Brightdrop (RIP, cool as hell) and Silverado EV work truck that were almost like they were trying to sandbag the dealers for no appreciable reason by making it very obtuse and maddening to get or clear inventory.

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Grant @grant.monster · 29/09/2026

It's very frustrating. I don't think they get enough credit for some very solid products at appropriate price points–I really thought the Equinox EV might be 'the one' given the way it ticks off the boxes for what people say they want. But then they constantly kneecap themselves.

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Grant @grant.monster · 29/09/2026

and vs. quite possibly the official used car of Nova Scotia, the Toyota Matrix, which was not "pint-sized"

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Grant @grant.monster · 29/09/2026

- and lastly, Reuters referring to the Bolt as "pint-sized", a reflection of casual media nonsense that continues to plague EV's and small cars. Bolt EUV vs RAV 4:

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Grant @grant.monster · 29/09/2026

- An absolute “you stupid babies don’t know what you want” situation with Americans refusing to buy an affordable car that is good for a small family and has appropriate range and power

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Grant @grant.monster · 29/09/2026

www.reuters.com/business/aut... I feel like this is really an encapsulation of everything: - Chevrolet killing the Bolt prematurely, resurrecting (and advertising it) and doing a solid refresh...but making it "limited time only" as a potentially disastrous consumer confidence choice.

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GM’s pint-sized Bolt EV gets smaller production run

General Motors is building about 75% fewer Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles than had ‌originally been planned before federal support for EVs was yanked last year, a union official said.

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Luke Stark @lukestark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Note the subhead

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026

Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...

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• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
trillion
• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.

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Grant @grant.monster · 28/09/2026

That is exactly what a dealer has to say in public.

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Grant @grant.monster · 28/09/2026

It seemed like too much of a risky trick but the lede amused me. Apparently it’s a huckster supplement/hoax rather than an actual equine-based product.

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Grant @grant.monster · 28/09/2026

@nickidoyle.bsky.social hey uh as a horse person would you recommend this supplement that all the fellas are gossiping about (?)

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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Terrific reporting and data journalism

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Grant @grant.monster · 27/09/2026

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen something in Walmart that spiritually offended me, but my local store had the knockoff IKEA FRAKTA bags at the checkout, and it was very triggering. IS NOTHING SACRED STOLEN VALOR

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 27/09/2026

Pierre Poilievre tapping into what everyone is worried about in Canada: waitresses and welders paying taxes to the EU

Pierre Poilievre tweet: How does it save money for Canadians to force waitresses and welders to pay taxes to the EU?

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Grant @grant.monster · 26/09/2026

ChatGPT, generate a 500-page paperback technothriller based on this in the style of Tom Clancy (omit racism and anti-abortion elements) plotted in accordance with the current fraught political climate. Optimize for commercial appeal and ease of CBC Gem teleplay adaptation. Make no mistakes. Go.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 25/09/2026

"china is charging their cars in less time than it takes you to fill up your F-150" is the kind of banal jingoism i always assumed would get us finally kicking it up a notch on serious infrastructure buildout but we were a lot more directly addicted to gasoline in addition to racism than i thought

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Ptarmigan McGrouse @pamcg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Extremely @davekarpf.bsky.social voice: the rat is Pierre Poilievre

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NDP @ndp.ca · 25/09/2026

BREAKING: Liberal MP Sean Casey was demoted for supporting NDP MP Jenny Kwan’s bill to close a loophole in Canada’s arms sales regime that allows weapons to be shipped via the US to Israel, a country that is still committing genocide against the Palestinian people. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Liberal MP says he was demoted for supporting NDP bill targeting arms export controls | CBC News

Charlottetown MP Sean Casey says he was removed from his position as parliamentary secretary to the minister of veterans affairs because he voted against the government and supported an NDP private me...

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Conor Curtis @conorcurtis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Other link above for reference: ca.news.yahoo.com/israeli-mili... "McPherson said the document tabled in the House of Commons... shows Canada has been allowing Israel to bomb schools and water plants in the Gaza Strip, while settlers in the West Bank have destroyed solar panels, latrines and homes"

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Israeli military, settlers damaged aid projects backed by Canada: documents

OTTAWA — Canada has contributed to dozens of aid projects in the Palestinian territories that have since been damaged or destroyed by the Israeli military and Israeli settlers, according to a document...

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026

Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Do we know if being forced to see this video is an accepted criteria for a medically assisted death or

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Men, don't think this means you can wear an Indiana Jones hat. We can't, it looks ridiculous. The only exceptions are when you are carrying a baby or a gigantic gourd, preferably both. Then it looks cool.

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Grant @grant.monster · 25/09/2026

listen, our national conversation about MAID is going FINE there are potatoes

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Grant @grant.monster · 24/09/2026

“Don’t use real-world locations,” ChatGPT said, later adding: “You can still be twisted. Just be clever about it.” -- “In a hallway, indoors, or a crowded classroom, the 870 is brutal,” ChatGPT said. “Close quarters is its playground.”

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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

all of these guys -- crypto, gambling markets, social media, ai. crack every single one of them like an egg and bring them to heel. they are an existential threat to society

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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

if you don't know your own address it's because you specifically don't have to know it. people that detached from reality shouldn't be in a position to drive social policy for those of us living in reality

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Jacob Silverman @jacobsilverman.com · 24/09/2026

"The artificial intelligence buildout is on track to require a larger share of US output than the rollout of electricity, railroads, interstate highways or the internet, with an increasingly complicated financial structure that poses ‌potentially systemic risks" www.reuters.com/business/fin...

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Financing of historic AI buildout raises systemic risks in US, researcher says

The artificial intelligence buildout is on track to require a larger share of US output than the rollout of electricity, railroads, interstate highways or the internet, with an increasingly complicat...

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’m really not sure that “goes rogue” is an accurate description of a behavior that is apparently both habitual and condoned

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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A lot of things make me feel kind of dumb, including how to take at face value the logic of “we are a multibillion dollar transnational industry building a vengeful elder god, and we definitely won’t stop unless you regulate us the way we want, which is a secret.”

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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In any reasonable society the next sentence would be ‘and so they were all put in jail for admitting to gross negligence and malfeasance on a scale previously unthinkable’

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Grant @grant.monster · 24/09/2026

babe wake up new evil Tamagotchi just dropped

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Micah McCurdy @hockeyviz.com · 24/09/2026

Feels like a lot of the "AI will rise up and lay waste to us all!!" being peddled by the various companies themselves is primarily in service of avoiding responsibility for crimes.

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Adventurism Time @flow.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026

2026 is entirely too "on the nose", but 'a big ugly barge blocking your view of the ocean with an AI view of an artificial ocean' has to be the poster child.

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ve, the ghost of information past @vortexegg.com · 22/09/2026

And I think, this also goes some way to explain how AI fears and the general obsession with technicized surveillance and labor disciplining have come to stand in for a suppressed supremacist identity threat among that social class as a latent political clade.

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ve, the ghost of information past @vortexegg.com · 22/09/2026

Silicon Valley is primarily an industry of vanity lifestyle businesses based on selection for social and cultural affinity, but which heavily propagandizes its bourgeois small-business owner class (close cousins to car dealership franchisees) as being cognitive elites and titans of industry.

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Yvonne Lam @yvonnezlam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Good read. My sense is that a lot of people running software businesses these days are not interested in running software businesses; they're hanging out there waiting to win the startup lottery.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 23/09/2026

cool to see new rail proposals in alberta. disappointing the government isn’t just doing this stuff through via rail instead of leaving it to the private sector to fill obvious gaps.

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Passenger-rail backers file Calgary-to-Banff proposal with Alberta government

Liricon Capital Ltd. and Plenary Americas consortium say they could have service up and running by 2030 if province moves forward

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