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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
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New Luddism: Technology and Resistance in the Modern Workplace
Join us at Columbia University for a student-led conference featuring researchers, workers, and organizers.
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
substack.com/redirect/a16... via @bcmerchant.bsky.social
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Cognitive scientists and AI researchers make a forceful call to reject “uncritical adoption" of AI in academia
A new paper calls on academia to repel rampant AI in university departments and classrooms.
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
The man building some of the most powerful AI systems on Earth believes there's a 1 in 4 chance of catastrophe. If your pilot said there was a 25% chance your plane would crash, would you board?
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David Orban @davidorban.com · 25/08/2025
Download the full PDF of The AI Paradox Report
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Gerd Leonhard - For the Human Future @futuristgerd.com · 19/09/2025
Meet me in Copenhagen Oct28 for my keynote at FutureTense 2025 buff.ly/FCYxt38 I am working on something very special for this event:)))) See ya there. #FutureTenseCPH
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Future of Life Institute @futureoflife.org · 08/05/2025
‼️ On April 26, 100+ AI scientists convened at the Singapore Conference on AI to produce the just-released Singapore Consensus on Global AI Safety Research Priorities. 🧵⬇️
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
I am, Mark Riva, love me or simply misunderstand me, but you won’t forget me.
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Bluesky, it’s just more pie in the sky…
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Techdirt @techdirt.com · 05/08/2025
Take Back Our Digital Infrastructure To Save Democracy Watch the tech oligarchs who lined up behind Donald Trump at his inauguration, and you'll see the most important story of our time: the fascists are winning because they've built a direct pipeline from concentrated technological power to…
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Take Back Our Digital Infrastructure To Save Democracy
Watch the tech oligarchs who lined up behind Donald Trump at his inauguration, and you'll see the most important story of our time: the fascists are winning because they've built a direct pipeline from concentrated technological power to concentrated political power. This isn't about technology being inherently dangerous—it's about how distorted Wall Street incentives drove us toward digital infrastructure that mirrors authoritarian power structures.
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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Expert Says a Specific Group of People Is Leading to the Collapse of Human Civilization
A new book that covers 5,000 years and the collapse of more than 400 societies argues that we're in for a rude awakening.
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
By all accounts, I’m blocking more accounts on Bluesky than all other “social media” sites combined. What has this sufferable cyberworld become? Our info-highway leads to a tawdry sideshow down some two-bit nightmare alley… youtu.be/Q81Yf46Oj3s?...
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NIGHTMARE ALLEY | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures
YouTube video by SearchlightPictures
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
youtube.com/shorts/pR_DZ... @governor.ca.gov @briantylercohen.bsky.social
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Newsom: "He's caught red handed. He's in the files"
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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dorian @doriantaylor.com · 02/08/2025
my headcanon is that there was a schism early on between the licklider/engelbart camp (the computer is a tool) and the minsky/mccarthy camp (the computer is a slave), and it is somewhat substantiated by this book: press.stripe.com/the-dream-ma...
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Stripe Press — The Dream Machine
A biography of J. C. R. Licklider, the psychologist and scientist who inspired the work that led to the internet, and shifted our understanding of what computers could be.
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
FoL's AI Safety Index is an independent assessment of how leading AI companies are addressing critical safety and security challenges...
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Gerd Leonhard - For the Human Future @futuristgerd.com · 31/07/2025
Do we need a "Human Resistance": AI: A good servant but a terrible master buff.ly/2AFc3RK #thehumanresistance
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Do we need a "Human Resistance": AI: A good servant but a terrible master
This is a best-of excerpt from https://youtu.be/2RIrLvq3NXk?si=7m6-o962QW4tj0b1 #artificialintelligence #futurist #thegoodfuture #thehumanresistance I think really what's happening is, like in the…
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I was here for my mid-afternoon doomscrolling session and well, it’s far worse than you can imagine.
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Hey ya’ll, welcome to Prison Planet
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
@futureoflife.org
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Nissim @nissimss.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
This Is Not a Drill (w/ Roger Waters) | The Chris Hedges Report open.substack.com/pub/chrished...
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This Is Not a Drill (w/ Roger Waters) | The Chris Hedges Report
Roger Waters, co-founder of the legendary rock group Pink Floyd, discusses the genocide in Gaza, the deterioration of the West and his new movie on this episode of The Chris Hedges Report.
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Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies @ieet.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
A Science, Technology and the Future panel with J. Hughes, James Newton-Thomas, Lev Lafayette and Adam Ford at Future Day 2025. If AI drives human wages to the ground, should everything else crash too? youtu.be/p6Es9hu4t5U?...
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AI Automation: Human Wage Crash Panel
YouTube video by Science, Technology & the Future
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
A true Bluesky virtual community, is this remotely possible or just a pie in the Bluesky pipe dream?
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
More incredible work by Gerd and friends…
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Techno-Cultus Takedown by @adambecker.bsky.social #MoreEverythingForever
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Watch the full interview with @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and subscribe to support independent media: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EKk...
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"He’s part of this coverup!” Newsom drops BOMB on Trump in FIERY takedown
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Gavin Newsom on fire… youtube.com/shorts/-iN9D... @governor.ca.gov @briantylercohen.bsky.social
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Newsom: "This party needs to WAKE UP! ENOUGH!"
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Truthdig @truthdig.com · 27/07/2025
Mars is poison. AI won’t make us immortal. Space colonization is a fantasy. Yet Silicon Valley elites are funding this madness like it’s gospel. www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
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The Mad Religion of Technological Salvation - Truthdig
In ‘More Everything Forever,’ astrophysicist Adam Becker exposes Silicon Valley’s insanity and explains why Mars isn't where we want to go.
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David Bather Woods @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
It lives! You can now preorder my philosophical biography of Schopenhauer. Out in November.
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Arthur Schopenhauer
An engaging biography of one of the most influential Western philosophers and a thought-provoking exploration of how to live with Arthur Schopenhauer’s pessimism. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) almos...
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HUMAN 3.0 @human30.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Why the next 5 years will break or remake humanity youtu.be/kkyQ4thwlq4 via @futuristgerd.com
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Why the next 5 years will break or remake humanity (Futurist Gerd Leonhard)
YouTube video by Gerd Leonhard
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Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
This project needs your support — Please consider donating and sharing this project. Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
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Pardon Tracker
Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the individuals that received pardons charges related ...
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DWeb @getdweb.net · 23/07/2025
Join us at our next DWeb Virtual Meetup— Distributed Tech to Resist Authoritarianism, Wed July 30 10am PT / 1pm ET / 19 CET Featuring decentralized tech projects that enable communities to self-organize for mutualistic, peer-to-peer power. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/dweb-meetu...
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Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
With fellow security reporters @lhn.bsky.social and @mattburgess1.bsky.social, some of the best in the business, we published or updated a collection of guides to resisting surveillance in the Trump 2.0 era. www.wired.com/story/the-wi... www.wired.com/2017/02/guid... www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
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HUMAN 3.0 @human30.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Look Up Now! A riveting film on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity by Gerd Leonhard youtu.be/mEr9MDyMfKc?... via @futuristgerd.com
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Look Up Now! Riveting Film on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity (Gerd Leonhard)
YouTube video by Gerd Leonhard
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 24/07/2025
📚 “Every citizen should know that libraries are under attack.” In a new interview‬, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle outlines the structural threats facing libraries today & the paths forward for an enduring library system. @cni-org.bsky.social @brewster.kahle.org vimeo.com/1103555091/8...
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CNI 2025 - Brewster Kahle - Libraries at Risk:Borrowed Infrastructure and and Institutional Resilience
This is "CNI 2025 - Brewster Kahle - Libraries at Risk:Borrowed Infrastructure and and Institutional Resilience" by EDUCAUSE on Vimeo, the home for high…
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Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
For 7 years, Akasha Song ran secret labs that produced tens of millions of doses of DMT—one of the world's most potent psychedelic substances—and made a fortune selling it on the dark web. His story, in this 13,000-word piece, is one of the wildest I've ever told: www.wired.com/story/rise-f... 🧵👇
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The Epic Rise and Fall of a Dark-Web Psychedelics Kingpin
Interdimensional travel, sex with aliens, communion with God. Anything is possible with just a sprinkle of DMT. Akasha Song’s secret labs made millions of doses—and dollars—until the feds showed up.
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Does AI belong in the classroom?https://www.aspenideas.org/sessions/on-teachers-terms-ai-in-the-classroom via @aspenideas.bsky.social
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Psychiatric researchers warn of AI-fueled psychosis...
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Psychiatric Researchers Warn of Grim Psychological Risks for AI Users
A team of researchers issued an ominous warning of the types of vast psychological harm which comes with AI use.
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Meta refuses to sign the EU’s code of practice, a voluntary framework helping companies ensure compliance with EU AI rules requiring developers to “regularly update documentation about their AI tools and services and bans developers from training AI on pirated content” techcrunch.com/2025/07/18/m...
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Meta refuses to sign EU's AI code of practice | TechCrunch
Meta will not sign the EU's new rules, calling the implementation "overreach" and claiming it will throttle AI development.
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Peter Wildeford @peterwildeford.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Now is an even better time to get an AI job than I thought. I updated my post with more jobs. peterwildeford.substack.com/p/now-is-a-g...
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Jason Hausenloy of Real Clear Politics argues that the threat from superintelligence is too great for the US and China to race towards, and instead they should agree a deal to prevent this. www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/202...
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
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AI Just Hit A Paywall As The Web Reacts To Cloudflare’s Flip
Cloudflare’s Pay‑Per‑Crawl blocks AI bots by default and lets sites charge for access, empowering creators like Condé Nast and Time to protect and monetize content.
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
“In this new world, we will have to accept total transparency.” Fuck you, Klaus Schwab!
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Sen. Adam Schiff - Consider This Your Warning - our personal data may have been breached. And the culprit isn't a hacker. It's Donald J. Trump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yb5... via @schiff.senate.gov
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
How big tech is force-feeding us AI www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-big-te... via @bcmerchant.bsky.social
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Anthropic's chatbot Claude has a so-called "constitution" based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, prioritizing freedom, equality, and freedom of thought in its responses. So why is Anthropic helping Gulf States known for human rights abuses? futurism.com/leaked-messa... via @futurism.com
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Dr. Lawrence Angelo of Virtual Space Industries (VSI), conducts experiments using psychoactive drugs and virtual reality to enhance cognitive performance in a program called "Project 5" funded by a clandestine organization seeking military applications for his research. youtu.be/zzwPuJklv4w
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The Lawnmower Man: Collectors Edition (1992) - Official Trailer (HD)
YouTube video by ScreamFactoryTV
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
How can we remain truly human in the age of thinking machines? What can we do to ensure a future in which AI genuinely enhances our capabilities instead of diminishing them? youtu.be/BjxOwg5quNM?...
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The Future of Thinking: How AI Redefines Intelligence | Karola Xenia Kassai | TEDxGyőr
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
We're flying high in the Bluesky and on this journey into the Future of Life, may we find our thriving TechnoTribe. @futureoflife.org @human30.bsky.social #Life30 #Human30
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Excelsior. Onward and Upward. #human30
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Shepard Fairey @obeygiant.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
They Live We Sleep Letterpress Available Thursday, July 24th at 10AM PT! The "They Live We Sleep" letterpress is inspired by several things. My original interest in skulls came from their recurrent presence in skateboard and punk rock iconography of the 80s. Especially the Powell Peralta "Bones…
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They Live We Sleep Letterpress Available Thursday, July 24th at 10AM PT!
The "They Live We Sleep" letterpress is inspired by several things. My original interest in skulls came from their recurrent presence in skateboard and punk rock iconography of the 80s. Especially the Powell Peralta "Bones Ripper” illustrated by Vernon Courtlandt Johnson. I was also a big fan of Lance Mountain's and Ric Clayton’s skull drawings for Suicidal Tendencies. Skulls were also a prominent part of the alien ghoul characters in the movie “They Live,” which inspired my use of the word OBEY in my art.
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Mark Riva @markriva.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Wired Classic from 25-rs ago: Bill Joy's Why the Future Doesn't Need Us www.wired.com/2000/04/joy-2 via @wired.com
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Why the Future Doesn't Need Us
Our most powerful 21st-century technologies—robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotech—are threatening to make humans an endangered species.
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