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David Staley
@davidstaley8.bsky.social
Futurist, writer, mark maker, designer, presenter, advisor, provocateur, public intellectual, educator, historiographer, monologist, and "eclectic academic"
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January 19, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The AI Symposium is an Amazon top new release...😉https://a.co/d/eFAbleV
January 19, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Crossclimb #629 | 0:35 and flawless
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January 19, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Stacks - The Atlantic
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January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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January 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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January 18, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I completed Stacks in 6 drops!
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Stacks - The Atlantic
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January 18, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Reposted by David Staley
So now Trump is tariffing NATO to give Greenland to the US so that the US can protect Greenland.
Which is already protected by NATO, including the US.

Dear rest of world, I'm so sorry about this.
January 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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I live a bougie apartment building where many 20 and 30 somethings live and yet it‘s the 50 somethings and up who are being priced out. Such a weird clash of demographics
January 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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Hmmmmm? 🤔 what might one possible future of shared inquiry and sustained discussion with AI look like? @davidstaley8.bsky.social
Announcing the publication of my latest book: "The AI Symposium," a bold intellectual experiment: a sustained philosophical dialogue between three large language models, orchestrated by me.

You can buy a copy here: www.pastfoundation.org/innovation-p...
Or here: www.amazon.com/AI-Symposium...
January 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Reposted by David Staley
Some takeaways by the CFR's James Lindsay from the launch panel discussion w/@cmcknichols.bsky.social & @marydudziak.bsky.social on the @cfr.org survey of @shafrhistorians.bsky.social members on the best and worst US foreign policy decisions in history🗃️ www.cfr.org/blog/convers...
A Conversation About the Best and Worst U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions
When you create best and worst lists, prepare for disagreement and debate.
www.cfr.org
January 17, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Reposted by David Staley
HEY YOU!! We're ready with our first harvest in a new Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin! Power, though miniscule as it is, returns to us, and we delve deeper into the Isle of Demons! Let's start making tracks and making progress!!
youtu.be/4O0je8IRZFY
January 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Pinpoint #627 | 2 guesses
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January 17, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Crossclimb #627 | 0:38 and flawless
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Crossclimb
Use your word smarts to unlock a trivia ladder and complete the hidden clues.
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January 17, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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January 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I completed Stacks in 5 drops!
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Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks
Stacks - The Atlantic
Stack the words in an order and position that creates new words going horizontally.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Reposted by David Staley
What was best, worst, and why? What was over-or-under-rated, and why? What was missed?! Check out the launch panel on the top 10 best & worst decisions in US foreign policy history🗃️ (Council on Foreign Relations survey, rated by members of @shafrhistorians.bsky.social) youtu.be/rQB4dZgDdlg?...
America at 250: The Best and Worst Decisions in U.S. Foreign Policy
YouTube video by Council on Foreign Relations
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Announcing the publication of my latest book: "The AI Symposium," a bold intellectual experiment: a sustained philosophical dialogue between three large language models, orchestrated by me.

You can buy a copy here: www.pastfoundation.org/innovation-p...
Or here: www.amazon.com/AI-Symposium...
January 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I completed Stacks in 5 drops!
Try it yourself!
Play on The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/games/stacks
Stacks - The Atlantic
Stack the words in an order and position that creates new words going horizontally.
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:32 AM
One-sentence Future: The philosopher-king

Having monetized ethics platforms and subscription metaphysics, a charismatic philosophy professor leveraged her viral lectures into an empire worth billions...
One-sentence Future: The philosopher-king
Having monetized ethics platforms and subscription metaphysics, a charismatic philosophy professor leveraged her viral lectures into an empire worth billions, parlayed that wealth and intellectual cre...
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
"Equal" (from the Swipeglyph series) by David J. Staley
January 15, 2026 at 12:32 PM
My "Voices" interview with Laura Wagner, Director of the Language Sciences Research Lab at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), where she discusses the unique setup of her lab, which allows COSI visitors to observe and participate in real-time research.

podcast.osu.edu/voices-of-ex...
Laura Wagner: Making language research public | Voices of Excellence
podcast.osu.edu
January 15, 2026 at 12:24 PM