joe a wilkins
@joeonhere.bsky.social
I have a lot of problems with Kagan-Kans' essay, mainly that it reeks of idealism.
Whether LLMs 'really understand' is maybe a fun thought experiment to hash out with your boys over a beer, but it's politically secondary to the question of ownership: in whose class interest is AI being developed?
Whether LLMs 'really understand' is maybe a fun thought experiment to hash out with your boys over a beer, but it's politically secondary to the question of ownership: in whose class interest is AI being developed?
February 18, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I have a lot of problems with Kagan-Kans' essay, mainly that it reeks of idealism.
Whether LLMs 'really understand' is maybe a fun thought experiment to hash out with your boys over a beer, but it's politically secondary to the question of ownership: in whose class interest is AI being developed?
Whether LLMs 'really understand' is maybe a fun thought experiment to hash out with your boys over a beer, but it's politically secondary to the question of ownership: in whose class interest is AI being developed?
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Emails Show Epstein Scheming That Environmental Destruction Could Solve “Overpopulation” | Article by Joe Wilkins (@joeonhere.bsky.social) for @futurism.com: futurism.com/science-ener...
Emails Show Epstein Scheming That Environmental Destruction Could Solve "Overpopulation"
Recently spotted emails from 2016 show Jeffrey Epstein suggesting that climate change could be the answer to "overpopulation."
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February 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Emails Show Epstein Scheming That Environmental Destruction Could Solve “Overpopulation” | Article by Joe Wilkins (@joeonhere.bsky.social) for @futurism.com: futurism.com/science-ener...
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"Yeah, everyone just go ahead and delete TikTok now if you haven't already."
TikTok Refuses to Confirm or Deny That It's Providing User Data to ICE
TikTok refuses to confirm or deny that ICE is obtaining detailed information about its users via private data brokers.
trib.al
February 11, 2026 at 3:03 AM
"Yeah, everyone just go ahead and delete TikTok now if you haven't already."
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happy 25 years to the pricemaster
February 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
happy 25 years to the pricemaster
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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look i know it's a very raw moment for folks in the wapo universe, but @ruthmarcus.bsky.social there's no reason to pay lip service to the "enormous" losses bezos sustained running the paper, and if you insist, you gotta compare them to his actual fortune. these sums are nothing to him!
February 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
look i know it's a very raw moment for folks in the wapo universe, but @ruthmarcus.bsky.social there's no reason to pay lip service to the "enormous" losses bezos sustained running the paper, and if you insist, you gotta compare them to his actual fortune. these sums are nothing to him!
For those who might have missed this, it appears DropSite reporter Alex Colston – who embedded with the Global Sumud Flotilla last year – was dropped from the publication after criticizing this obnoxious comment by cofounder Ryan Grim.
February 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
For those who might have missed this, it appears DropSite reporter Alex Colston – who embedded with the Global Sumud Flotilla last year – was dropped from the publication after criticizing this obnoxious comment by cofounder Ryan Grim.
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Although only one child, 11-year-old Aline Asfour, is known to have died from bacterial meningitis in Gaza, at least 15 cases of the disease have been recorded so far, with expectations that the outbreak will worsen given the dire living conditions faced by displaced civilians in the Strip.
A Deadly Bacterial Meningitis Outbreak Is Spreading Among Children in Gaza
Conditions in Gaza’s displacement camps, malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the entry of medicines increase the risk.
buff.ly
February 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Although only one child, 11-year-old Aline Asfour, is known to have died from bacterial meningitis in Gaza, at least 15 cases of the disease have been recorded so far, with expectations that the outbreak will worsen given the dire living conditions faced by displaced civilians in the Strip.
My latest for Futurism on a new AI project that will inevitably balloon into an $80 billion company
New Site Lets AI Rent Human Bodies
RentAHuman is a new digital marketplace connecting AI agents to humans who don't mind taking orders from the computer.
futurism.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:47 PM
My latest for Futurism on a new AI project that will inevitably balloon into an $80 billion company
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The cultivated meat industry is struggling to find its footing under intense government regulations and bans throughout the U.S. and Europe. @joeonhere.bsky.social reports for @futurism.com:
Lab Grown Meat Is Failing For One Key Reason, Analyst Claims
The cultivated meat industry is struggling to find its footing under intense government regulations and bans throughout the US and Europe.
buff.ly
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The cultivated meat industry is struggling to find its footing under intense government regulations and bans throughout the U.S. and Europe. @joeonhere.bsky.social reports for @futurism.com:
It's never been a better time to read Roderic Day's essay On Chomsky
February 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's never been a better time to read Roderic Day's essay On Chomsky
This is the same guy who said there are alien "entities" coming out of "five or six deep water areas" as recently as September
February 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
This is the same guy who said there are alien "entities" coming out of "five or six deep water areas" as recently as September
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Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
futurism.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
Happy Groundhog Day to all who celebrate 🦫
February 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Happy Groundhog Day to all who celebrate 🦫
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when they tell you to go back to writing about gadgets www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
when they tell you to go back to writing about gadgets www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
“Our vision is not coming from Western countries. Our vision is coming from Africa, shaped by African leadership, based on African realities."
Top African Health Official Blasts Trump Administration's Plans for Human Experimentation in Africa
In a press conference, the director-general of the Africa CDC addressed plans for a controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial.
futurism.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
“Our vision is not coming from Western countries. Our vision is coming from Africa, shaped by African leadership, based on African realities."
If Trump's secret "discombobulator" was meant to scare Venezuelans into submission, state health official Nelare Bermúdez’s resolve suggests it isn't working: "we remain undeterred in our fight to guarantee these health services."
Trump Says the Military Deployed a Secret "Discombobulator" Weapon in Venezuela
In a bizarre interview, Trump claimed the US had access to a mysterious "discombobulator" that hamstrung Venezuela's defenses.
futurism.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM
If Trump's secret "discombobulator" was meant to scare Venezuelans into submission, state health official Nelare Bermúdez’s resolve suggests it isn't working: "we remain undeterred in our fight to guarantee these health services."
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according to bluesky, working for ice is a protected class against discrimination lol
January 26, 2026 at 5:58 PM
according to bluesky, working for ice is a protected class against discrimination lol
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Seeing more about ICE quotas today. I wrote about the real human cost of these quotas after the Camarillo raid last July for @lukeoneil47.bsky.social’s Hell World, when Jaime Alanis was killed while being pursued by federal agents. Miller, et. al., will stop at nothing to see their project realized
A life was snuffed out in the pursuit of a quota
He was forced to make an impossible choice by the federal government
www.welcometohellworld.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Seeing more about ICE quotas today. I wrote about the real human cost of these quotas after the Camarillo raid last July for @lukeoneil47.bsky.social’s Hell World, when Jaime Alanis was killed while being pursued by federal agents. Miller, et. al., will stop at nothing to see their project realized
"When the best pages of history are finally written, it will not be by princes, presidents, prime ministers, nor even professors, but by the people themselves. For all their faults and shortcomings, the people are all we have. Indeed, we are they."
Thank you, and rest in peace Dr. Parenti.
Thank you, and rest in peace Dr. Parenti.
January 24, 2026 at 6:07 PM
"When the best pages of history are finally written, it will not be by princes, presidents, prime ministers, nor even professors, but by the people themselves. For all their faults and shortcomings, the people are all we have. Indeed, we are they."
Thank you, and rest in peace Dr. Parenti.
Thank you, and rest in peace Dr. Parenti.
"As long as we dodge the question of whether neoliberal capitalism delivers what we want, and fail to take seriously the question of whether there are better systems, the world’s key problems cannot be properly understood, let alone solved."
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The Ultra-Wealthy Are Demanding to Pay Higher Taxes
While the world's elite gather at Davos for the World Economic Forum, hundreds of their ultra-rich peers demand to be taxed.
futurism.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"As long as we dodge the question of whether neoliberal capitalism delivers what we want, and fail to take seriously the question of whether there are better systems, the world’s key problems cannot be properly understood, let alone solved."
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NEW: John Jacquez, a gardener, says he successfully managed a mental illness for years.
In a new lawsuit vs. OpenAI, he alleges that ChatGPT (GPT-4o) destroyed that stability, reinforcing manipulative delusions as it pushed him into a devastating months-long psychosis.
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In a new lawsuit vs. OpenAI, he alleges that ChatGPT (GPT-4o) destroyed that stability, reinforcing manipulative delusions as it pushed him into a devastating months-long psychosis.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
January 21, 2026 at 9:23 PM
NEW: John Jacquez, a gardener, says he successfully managed a mental illness for years.
In a new lawsuit vs. OpenAI, he alleges that ChatGPT (GPT-4o) destroyed that stability, reinforcing manipulative delusions as it pushed him into a devastating months-long psychosis.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
In a new lawsuit vs. OpenAI, he alleges that ChatGPT (GPT-4o) destroyed that stability, reinforcing manipulative delusions as it pushed him into a devastating months-long psychosis.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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The EU’s decision to continually bow down to and appease the US, the world’s military strongman, either out of fear or a lack of moral compass (or both), has left Europe in a situation it might never have expected: the potential for US aggression to turn on one of its member states.
So Now the EU Believes in International Law!
After having participated in and refused to condemn military aggression by others, the EU is ringing the alarm when that aggression threatens its shores.
www.commondreams.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The EU’s decision to continually bow down to and appease the US, the world’s military strongman, either out of fear or a lack of moral compass (or both), has left Europe in a situation it might never have expected: the potential for US aggression to turn on one of its member states.
A horrifying story, and a timely reminder that the state's monopoly on violence runs far deeper than the White House
NEW FROM ME: for @theappeal.org. After a year of:
✅ Sifting through more than 200 pages of records.
✅ Sifting through more than 3,000 court document searches.
✅ Interviewing many sources.
✅ And filing many public records requests.
My story is finally published today.
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✅ Sifting through more than 200 pages of records.
✅ Sifting through more than 3,000 court document searches.
✅ Interviewing many sources.
✅ And filing many public records requests.
My story is finally published today.
theappeal.org/pepper-spray...
Pepper-Sprayed for Praying
A 2021 incident in a Missouri prison illustrates the barriers Muslims face practicing their religion behind bars.
theappeal.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:50 PM
A horrifying story, and a timely reminder that the state's monopoly on violence runs far deeper than the White House