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Old hippie, terminal, plan to die in Austria in 2026, Lucky Man (ELP 1970) is my jam.
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AI is not designed to improve your life or your health. It’s designed to further consolidate power, wealth, and control.
I don’t think most patients nor doctors realize that their conversations are now often being recorded by AI scribes with their default consent, permanently stored and used by AI companies, and are accessible to hospitals and practice groups and also easily searchable for sensitive information.
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
AI is not designed to improve your life or your health. It’s designed to further consolidate power, wealth, and control.
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"But if intelligence is our only edge, we must learn to use it better, to sharpen it, to understand its limitations and deficiencies—to use it as cats use stealth, as walking sticks use camouflage, to make it the tool of our survival."
-Carl Sagan, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
-Carl Sagan, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"But if intelligence is our only edge, we must learn to use it better, to sharpen it, to understand its limitations and deficiencies—to use it as cats use stealth, as walking sticks use camouflage, to make it the tool of our survival."
-Carl Sagan, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
-Carl Sagan, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
If you're a reader who's into JFK thing, this is a good book.
If you want to take a step back and exam the broader context, David Talbot's "The Devil's Chessboard" is a truly great book.
If you want to take a step back and exam the broader context, David Talbot's "The Devil's Chessboard" is a truly great book.
It’s that time of year when you might be thinking you should learn more about how someone like Lee Harvey Oswald ended up in Dealey Plaza and changed history. Nov. 22 is the 62nd anniversary of the JFK assassination. The digital version of my book is just $2.99!
www.amazon.com/Gunman-His-M...
www.amazon.com/Gunman-His-M...
The Gunman and His Mother: Lee Harvey Oswald, Marguerite Oswald, and the Making of an Assassin
Amazon.com: The Gunman and His Mother: Lee Harvey Oswald, Marguerite Oswald, and the Making of an Assassin eBook : Beschloss, Steven: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
If you're a reader who's into JFK thing, this is a good book.
If you want to take a step back and exam the broader context, David Talbot's "The Devil's Chessboard" is a truly great book.
If you want to take a step back and exam the broader context, David Talbot's "The Devil's Chessboard" is a truly great book.
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Congress and state legislatures must make this practice illegal. We should not be automatically enrolled in the violation of our privacy by these tech companies. Features like this should only be enabled after clear, informed, fully free consent—not via default settings.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Congress and state legislatures must make this practice illegal. We should not be automatically enrolled in the violation of our privacy by these tech companies. Features like this should only be enabled after clear, informed, fully free consent—not via default settings.
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What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itself
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
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November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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‘Shut Up, Mother! Shut Up!’ Pleads George W. Bush To Dick Cheney Skeleton Dressed In Suit https://theonion.com/shut-up-mother-shut-up-pleads-george-w-bush-to-dick-cheney-skeleton-dressed-in-suit/
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
‘Shut Up, Mother! Shut Up!’ Pleads George W. Bush To Dick Cheney Skeleton Dressed In Suit https://theonion.com/shut-up-mother-shut-up-pleads-george-w-bush-to-dick-cheney-skeleton-dressed-in-suit/
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A massacre without precedent is taking place in Sudan’s North Darfur region, and it is somehow being met with near-total international indifference.
How to Stop the Genocide in Sudan
A murdering militia still depends on international legitimacy to survive.
foreignpolicy.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A massacre without precedent is taking place in Sudan’s North Darfur region, and it is somehow being met with near-total international indifference.
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on dick cheney’s legacy The Legacy of Dick Cheney
youtu.be/4jHonla5GYY
youtu.be/4jHonla5GYY
The Legacy of Dick Cheney
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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November 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
on dick cheney’s legacy The Legacy of Dick Cheney
youtu.be/4jHonla5GYY
youtu.be/4jHonla5GYY
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"Science is an ongoing process. It never ends. There is no single ultimate truth to be achieved, after which all the scientists can retire."
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Science is an ongoing process. It never ends. There is no single ultimate truth to be achieved, after which all the scientists can retire."
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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What To Know About Data Centers https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-data-centers/
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
What To Know About Data Centers https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-data-centers/
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The reasons don’t seem that unknown.”For reasons that are unknown, Mr. Black wired hundreds of thousands of dollars to at least three women who were associated with Mr. Epstein.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/b...
Money, Women and Taxes: Jeffrey Epstein’s Fiery Friendship with a Wall Street Titan
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The reasons don’t seem that unknown.”For reasons that are unknown, Mr. Black wired hundreds of thousands of dollars to at least three women who were associated with Mr. Epstein.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/b...
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We will not take down Trump—who is symptom, not cause—if we don’t also take down Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Ellison as well as the cabal of little fascist billionaires like Bill Ackman, Miriam Adelson, Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, Peter Thiel, Ken Griffin, Jeff Yass, etc.
October 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
We will not take down Trump—who is symptom, not cause—if we don’t also take down Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Ellison as well as the cabal of little fascist billionaires like Bill Ackman, Miriam Adelson, Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, Peter Thiel, Ken Griffin, Jeff Yass, etc.
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A handful of billionaires now have unprecedented control over banking, the food we eat, our healthcare, and the information we receive. Many are now currying favor with Trump to both avoid accountability and maintain their power. This is what oligarchy looks like.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Salesforce Offers Its Services to Boost Trump’s Immigration Force
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A handful of billionaires now have unprecedented control over banking, the food we eat, our healthcare, and the information we receive. Many are now currying favor with Trump to both avoid accountability and maintain their power. This is what oligarchy looks like.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
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BlackRock is seeking to buy Aligned Data Centers, a data center construction company.
It’s also going to buy AES, one of the major power providers for Big Tech data centers.
While these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.
It’s also going to buy AES, one of the major power providers for Big Tech data centers.
While these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.
October 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
BlackRock is seeking to buy Aligned Data Centers, a data center construction company.
It’s also going to buy AES, one of the major power providers for Big Tech data centers.
While these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.
It’s also going to buy AES, one of the major power providers for Big Tech data centers.
While these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.
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Press release from Tylenol..
September 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Press release from Tylenol..
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A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
BREAKING: Trump's head of Social Security says raising the retirement age "will be considered."
That's a betrayal of Trump's campaign promise to protect Social Security.
That's a betrayal of Trump's campaign promise to protect Social Security.
September 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.
Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.
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Acosta said it out loud: Epstein “belonged to intelligence.” That wasn’t a slip. It was a confession. Every piece of research points the same way: Epstein wasn’t the disease. He was just the symptom.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
Why Epstein’s Network Looks Like Intelligence Tradecraft...Because It Was
Why the death of one man didn’t kill the operation.
open.substack.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Acosta said it out loud: Epstein “belonged to intelligence.” That wasn’t a slip. It was a confession. Every piece of research points the same way: Epstein wasn’t the disease. He was just the symptom.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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"When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes, they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.”
-Chief Tecumseh
-Chief Tecumseh
September 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes, they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.”
-Chief Tecumseh
-Chief Tecumseh
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Look at this graph.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
August 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Look at this graph.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.
This is why we must build back union power.
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“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.”
- Lao Tzu
- Lao Tzu
August 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.”
- Lao Tzu
- Lao Tzu
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No one voted for this.
Medicare will start requiring prior approval for certain procedures — and will hire private AI companies to determine if patients are covered.
The AI companies would have financial incentives to deny claims, because Medicare plans to pay them some of the savings from rejections.
The AI companies would have financial incentives to deny claims, because Medicare plans to pay them some of the savings from rejections.
Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
No one voted for this.