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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Who: Bill Gates What: AI dangers imminent Why: we are approaching an Extinction level event with AI faster than the normal human sentience can comprehend. He gets it. You should be scared. You should be really scared www.gatesnotes.com/work/make-ai...

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A must read in the NYT Who: those of diminishing sentience What: casual AI and cognitive decline Why:RTFA This is insanely good. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...

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Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I.

It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Who: @schiff.senate.gov What: stopping transnational repression. Why: foreign governments should not be allowed to commit vengeful actions against dissidents that are in exile. Do: call your representative! www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Where: Seattle What: am interesting analysis of how much monitoring is occurring Why: well isn't that obvious coveillance.org/a-walking-to...

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A walking tour of surveillance infrastructure in Seattle

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Who: privacy researchers What: wifi for facial identification Why: perhaps the final privacy violation, lidar in your house. You can figure out who a person is by hacking their Wi-Fi and using it as radar in the home or... a coffee shop. Zero privacy and ai will own this. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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BFId: Identity Inference Attacks Utilizing Beamforming Feedback Information | Proceedings of the 2025 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

What: prepping for 2028 Who: the "Don" (Mafia term) What: Trump takes the most contentious split, the Iran war and makes Vance more attractive to very disenchanted split voters. Why: he's a grifter, he know how to manipulate the country, both sides. apnews.com/article/trum...

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Trump says Vance was 'philosophically' different on Iran while downplaying split

President Donald Trump says JD Vance started out less enthusiastic about striking Iran, but he says they still agree.

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Who: NWO 3.0 What: an image is worth 1000 words Why: it scares me Source: oooof Al Jazeera had the best graphic

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Who : Cyclists What: Disasters Why: Because when I read "The Road" I was like... why are these idiots not on bikes? There is really cutting edge research showing that Because are one of the most important tools in disasters to help maintain infrastructure. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The dynamics of bicycles for disaster recovery and relief - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - The dynamics of bicycles for disaster recovery and relief

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Who: The Queen of Denmark What: when royalty takes up swords again Why: it foretells of the coming battles humanity will soon engage in Dutch Queen Maxima joins army as a reservist, as "safety can no longer be taken for granted" - CBS News share.google/OXSzboLIzODk...

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Dutch Queen Maxima joins army as a reservist, as "safety can no longer be taken for granted"

The Netherlands' Queen Maxima wants to contribute to her country's safety, the royal family says, as Europe's defense anxieties deepen.

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I mean, yeah, end stage capitalism, it is pathetic. When democratic leaders drop to their knees to appease despotic rulers. Global justice is against the ropes and bleeding. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/16/t...

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Machado presents her Nobel award to Trump, prompting incredulity in Norway

"This is incredibly embarrassing," Raymond Johansen, a Norwegian lawmaker for the center-left Labour Party, said in a Facebook post.

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

What: policy memo banning asylum and immigration from 19 developing nations Who: Homeland SSecurity Why: xenophobia Source: memorandum PDF PM-602-0192-PendingApplicationsHighRiskCountries-20251202.pdf share.google/Fnq903CLy7oB...

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

What: a lawsuit suing food manufacturers who have made food toxic Who: San Francisco Why: the cost from toxic food is killing not just us, but cities now, it's a picnic health crisis. Source: PDF of charges sfcityattorney.org/wp-content/u...

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

If you reflect on this article through the understanding Sepah Al Quds directed this... I title this..."How Iran destroyed the efficacy of civil disobedience in the West" (and thus empowered dictators and autocrats) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

This is why gun control will not work. And a safe society is a society... where people choose not to commit violence. Everything else is delusion. Everytown wastes our energy and keeps us from a better world by their authoritarian approach to safety. apnews.com/article/ghos...

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Gun safety advocates warn of a surge in untraceable 3D-printed weapons in the US

Police in a handful of big cities have seen an increase in 3D printed guns over the last few years. That's leading gun-safety advocates, law enforcement, legislators and industry experts to seek early...

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Daaaaamn "Liz Truss, my boss and colleague, who became prime minister in the United Kingdom, basically thought that her job was Instagram and campaigning, ." www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

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How to live a good life in difficult times: Yuval Noah Harari, Rory Stewart and Maria Ressa in conversation

From superintelligent AI to the climate and democracy, three leading thinkers discuss how to navigate the future

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

What: global water cycle ∆s is growing. Who: world meteorological organization Why: So CNN headlined about the water cycle becoming more entropic today. Of course they did not link to the study. This is the study. Source: wmo.int/publication-...

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State of Global Water Resources 2024

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Who: Charly Kirk What: empathy Source: twitter

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

What: AI profit failure Who: Challapally et AL MIT Why: 95% of the investors in AI lost money. Source: mlq.ai/media/quarte...

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

A must read. Bone chilling. Anyone who tries to kill a scientist is a jihadist. The only way to defeat jihadism is through education. We must work harder. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/bullets-in...

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Bullets in the windows

Until now, it was only a metaphor.

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

One could argue that this is end state WTO, not as imagined, but I'm the reality of the nation state as a negotiator. Europe Isolated: Qatar Threatens Natural Gas Embargo Against The EU share.google/9rxNjuYuGX4c...

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Europe Isolated: Qatar Threatens Natural Gas Embargo Against The EU

Qatar has warned that it may stop exporting liquefied natural gas to the European Union in response to the Brussels corporate sustainability due diligence directive.

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

What: LLM's leading to mani and psychosis Who: Stanford, Carnegie Melon Why: The singularity may not arrive the way we suspect Source: Creative Commons License arxiv.org/pdf/2504.18412

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

What: Dissent of the revocation of Birthright Citizenship. Who: Ketanji Brown Jackson. Why: This is literally what Hitler did, And Barrett just minimized it, so... buckle up. EExec. Ord. 14160 is... an order to know. Source: SCOTUS (Jackson begins p.98) www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

What: send your kids to the woods to play Who: Walters et al Why: because we are losing our humanity. Raising your heart rate activity, outdoors 300% increase in visual working memory in kids ( and I bet adults follow) Source: Physiology and behavior June 2025 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Outdoor physical activity is more beneficial than indoor physical activity for cognition in young people

Substantial evidence demonstrates the beneficial acute effect of physical activity and the outdoor environment independently on cognitive function. Ho…

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

This is stunning. You have to wonder f Trump realizes how vile it is as he uses this song, and wallows in that vileness like a pig in slop.

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

WHAT: LAP protests WHO: LAPD WHY: LAPD reports protests are not out of control, thanks organizers for peaceful protests. Source: LAPD X feed. x.com/LAPDPIO/stat...

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DrSeus @nijocamus.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

The power grab of the wanna be dictator has gone too. far. No thrones. No crowns. No kings. On June 14th, we rise up and March. Cal Anderson Park, #Seattle 12:00. Be there. (Not near Seattle? Nokings.org )

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John Murphy @johnsmurphy.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Who : Mike Johnson What: Russian Bribe Why : American Methane was not american at all, it was GRU. Source : FEC testimony www.fec.gov/files/legal/...

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