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Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · 8d

Is that a question for me? Or the world at large?

France loses another prime minister. The Middle East waits for Hamas's next move.

Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · 8d

France loses another prime minister. The Middle East waits for Hamas's next move. open.substack.com/pub/clairebe... Both the essay and the podcast are paywall-free today. Enjoy.

Plus: Your new GLOBAL EYES blog

The Wisdom of SecDef Douchenozzle

Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · 10d

The Wisdom of SecDef Douchenozzle open.substack.com/pub/clairebe... I asked my friends in the military what they thought of Pete Hegseth's "Return to Tailhook" speech. This is what they said.

The military reviews Pete Hegseth's Quantico speech

Do Americans need an insurgency-in-waiting?

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Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · 29d

If you're interested in our discussion of Israel's strike on Doha (and more) with Dan Perry, former head of Middle East coverage for AP, you can watch it for free here: claireberlinski.substack.com/p/what-happe...

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PNW4Democracy @pnw4democracy.bsky.social · Aug 20

Trump and the GOP are moving rapidly to destroy democracy and install an authoritarian state. The proof builds every day.

Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social provides some thoughts about the kind of resistance we might need to be planning for.

open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...

Violence, non-violence, and getting rid of authoritarians

Part III: The Man who Would Be God-Emperor

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Jools Vergne 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇬🇧 @joolsvergne.bsky.social · Aug 19

🎯Deep dive into Musk’s grand project.
“Peccadillos like impregnating every woman in sight, unspeakable cruelty to animals, chumming around with Nazis, doxing former employees, staging a coup, manipulating millions, and killing the world’s poorest children? He’s saving the world, for God’s sake.”

Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Aug 19

The MechaHitler Reich
open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...
I hope people read this, because I don’t think anything I’ve ever written is more urgent.

The MechaHitler Reich

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Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Aug 19

But I think it should hold your attention all the way through. (If it doesn’t, the fault is mine, because in addition to being utterly horrifying, the story is also the most fascinating thing I’ve ever encountered.)

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Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Aug 19

In the knowledge that this warning is generally ignored, I’ve tried my best to explain why, this time, that would be a mistake. That takes more than a tweet.

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Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Aug 19

I feel as if I’m standing on the sidewalk with a sign, begging passersby to understand that if common sense doesn’t reassert itself, quickly, the end really could be nigh.

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Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Aug 19

Writing this represented a huge amount of labor (not least because I had to learn so much to be sure I knew what I was talking about). But I made all of it paywall-free. This should tell you how alarmed I am.

Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Aug 19

Many readers will already be familiar with the way AIs work, and others will have read reporting on the events I describe. But I think most people don’t fully understand why the AI control problem is so urgent.

Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Aug 19

I know it’s long. It’s long because I wanted to show the full scope of this—not to drive home a point (although the details do demonstrate the enormity of the project) so much as to ensure readers understand all the details.

Part III: The Man who Would Be God-Emperor

Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Aug 19

The MechaHitler Reich
open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...
I hope people read this, because I don’t think anything I’ve ever written is more urgent.

The MechaHitler Reich

Part III: The Man who Would Be God-Emperor

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Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Aug 18

The MechaHitler Reich open.substack.com/pub/clairebe... This is my best guess at what Musk is doing. I couldn't quite believe it, at first, but I just kept finding more and more evidence that yes, this is really what he's doing.

The MechaHitler Reich

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Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Aug 3

Yep. Which is worse?

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In the early 1930s, Joseph Stalin declared war on statistical reality, launching a brutal crackdown on the Tsentral’noe Statisticheskoe Upravlenie—the Central Statistical Administration.

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Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Aug 1

The 1937 Soviet Census
open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...

The 1937 Soviet Census

The most valuable data in the world

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Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Aug 1

The most valuable data in the world
open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...

If data is the new oil, Elon Musk is the new Persian Gulf

The Creation of the Russia Hoax-Hoax

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Jeff B @jeff-maljjin.bsky.social · Jul 29

Just in case you were still doubting they spew lies, invent reality and expect you to believe them, because.. well Dear Leader is so awesome while his enemies are Satan walking the Earth.

Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Jul 29

Tulsi's Q Drop
open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...

Tulsi's Q Drop

Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Jul 29

They *will* try to put everyone they mention on trial for treason. Guaranteed.

The Creation of the Russia Hoax-Hoax

Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thank you! I'm glad you thought so.

215 Pounds on the Moon, in 1/6 Gravity, Maybe. @215poundsonthemoon.bsky.social · Jul 29

This is such an excellent article debunking Tulsi Gabbard's Russia hoax bullshit.

It's long, but it's thorough, documented, and easy to read. Love the descriptions of people also, LOL.

Gabbard's claims are made up out of thin air. So typically MAGA. So typically fascist propaganda in nature.

Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Jul 29

Tulsi's Q Drop
open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...

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Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thanks so much: I'm awfully glad you took the time to let me know.

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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · Jul 29

"The most galling thing is the brazenness. Gabbard’s Q-drop is a public affront to reality and a calculated act of contempt for truth. It’s also an act of pure contempt for Americans."

Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Jul 29

Tulsi's Q Drop
open.substack.com/pub/clairebe...

Tulsi's Q Drop

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Claire Berlinski @claireberlinski.bsky.social · Jul 29

If only. I guarantee we'll be hearing about this for years.