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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · 1d

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Fear Is Afoot, Be Afraid America, by Llewellyn King

There is enough fear to go around. There is fear of the indescribable horror when the ICE men and women, their faces hidden by masks, grab a suspected illegal immigrant.

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · 2d

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Topic: Barriers to bringing medical devices to market

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Barriers to bringing medical devices to market

The barriers to market entry for medical devices -- everything from hearing aids to MRI machines -- here and abroad are significant. Some researchers suggest…

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · 8d

The Big One is coming, and it isn't an earthquake in California or... Read more here: www.creators.com/read/Llewell...

The AI Tsunami Is Approaching Shore; Jobs at Big Risk, by Llewellyn King

The Big One is coming, and it isn't an earthquake in California or a hurricane in the Atlantic. It is the imminent upending of so many of the world's norms by artificial intelligence, for good and fo...

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · 9d

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Topic: Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah, who led the "movement of global Blackness" in the late 1950's
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Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah, who led the "movement of global Blackness" in the late 1950s.

Howard K. French, professor, journalist and bestselling author talks about his new book "Second Emancipation" with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam…

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · 15d

Pull up the drawbridge, flood the moat and drop the portcullis... Read more here: www.tremr.com/llewellyn-ki...

The U.S. Commands the Heights of Science — for Now

Pull up the drawbridge, flood the moat and drop the portcullis. That, it would seem, is the science and research policy of the United States circa 2025. The problem with a siege policy is that eventua...

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · 16d

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Topic: A European tech entrepreneur and longtime China resident tells the story of China's dynamism

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A European tech entrepreneur and longtime China resident tells the story of China's dynamism

China has planned its remarkable rise with pragmatism. Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III speak with Pascal Coppens, a European tech entrepreneur…

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · 23d

The future of electricity is being discussed in terms of how we make it... Read more here: www.creators.com/read/Llewell...

This Isn't the Time To Politicize Electricity Again, by Llewellyn King

The future of electricity is being discussed in terms of how we make it: whether it should be generated by nuclear, wind and solar or by coal and natural gas. Nuclear is favored by the utilities and...

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · 23d

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Topic: Challenges for Europe and America in a new Trump era

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Challenges for Europe and America in a new Trump era

America and Europe are in the midst of a divorce. As Europe plans its new life with a sense of pride and determination, it is facing myriad problems, including migrant…

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Sep 12

I have only known one stateless person. You don't get a medal for it or wear a lapel pin... Read more here: www.creators.com/read/Llewell...

The Stateless in America Would Face a Kind of Damnation, by Llewellyn King

I have only known one stateless person. You don't get a medal for it or wear a lapel pin.

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Sep 12

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Topic: AI: Is superintelligence at hand?

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AI: Is superintelligence at hand?

The consensus among AI savants is that 2027 will be a key year -- a year in which AI achieves some degree of "sentience": It won't want to be shut…

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Sep 12

Here is a summary of this week's episode of "White House Chronicle" on PBS, SiriusXM Radio and other broadcast outlets:

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Topic: AI: Is superintelligence at hand?

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Sep 5

Through two world wars, it has been the special relationship... Read more here: www.creators.com/read/Llewell...

How the Special Relationship Became the Odd Couple, by Llewellyn King

Through two world wars, it has been the special relationship: the linkage between the United States and Britain. It is a linkage forged in a common language, a common culture, a common history and a ...

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Topic: An update on the Mississippi public schools miracle

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An update on the Mississippi public schools miracle

Jim Barksdale's $100 million gift 25 years ago changed the course of Mississippi public education. He gives an update on this historic gift which…

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Aug 29

Beware: Classified documents don't always hide state secrets... Read more here: www.creators.com/read/Llewell...

The Shady, Sometimes Wacky World of State Secrets and Security Clearances, by Llewellyn King

Beware: Classified documents don't always hide state secrets, and security clearances are used as tools of manipulation and vengeance. Before Xerox, if you wanted to keep a copy of something, you had...

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Topic: Crucial role of weather forecasting for utilities

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Crucial role of weather forecasting for electric utilities

Weather forecasting is crucial for utility companies, impacting everything from demand forecasting to storm readiness and renewable energy integration. David Naylor,…

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Aug 22

Wildfire takes no prisoners, has no mercy, knows no boundaries, respects no nation and is a clear and present danger this and every summer as summers grow drier and hotter... Read more here: www.creators.com/read/Llewell...

The Case for Prescribed Burning: Fighting Fire With Fire, by Llewellyn King

Wildfire takes no prisoners, has no mercy, knows no boundaries, respects no nation and is a clear and present danger this and every summer as summers grow drier and hotter. The American West is burni...

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Topic: The benefits of prescribed burning

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The benefits of prescribed burning

The threat from wildfire is growing and prescribed burning -- the controlled application of fire to a specific area of land to achieve defined management objectives…

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Aug 15

"This Time It's Different" is the title of a book by Omar Hatamleh on the impact of artificial intelligence on everything... Read more here: www.creators.com/read/Llewell...

Will AI Stimulate Shadow Government?, by Llewellyn King

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Aug 15

Here is a summary of this week's episode of "White House Chronicle" on PBS, SiriusXM Radio and other broadcast outlets:

Topic: AI: Is superintelligence at hand?

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AI: Is superintelligence at hand?

The consensus among AI savants is that 2027 will be a key year -- a year in which AI achieves some degree of "sentience": It won't want to be shut…

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Aug 9

This was the summer when much of Europe said to the ever-increasing flow of tourists, "Sorry, we are full."... Read more here: www.tremr.com/llewellyn-ki...

Sorry, Europe Is Full, Tourists Are Told

This was the summer when much of Europe said to the ever-increasing flow of tourists, "Sorry, we are full. " Of course, Europe isn't full at all. It is just those places that we all want to go, that ...

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Topic: The essentiality of batteries

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The essentiality of batteries

Batteries are powering our future, from electric vehicles to data centers. There is a growing need for energy storage, and there are advances in battery technology.…

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Aug 1

President Donald Trump reiterated his hostility to wind generation when he arrived in... Read more here: www.tremr.com/llewellyn-ki...

Trump Hostility To Wind And Solar Has Utilities Treading Softly

This commentary was originally published in Forbes. President Donald Trump reiterated his hostility to wind generation when he arrived in Scotland for what was ostensibly a private visit. “Stop the ...

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Topic: The exciting potential of AI in healthcare

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The exciting potential of AI in healthcare

Harvey Castro is an emergency room doctor whose fascination with the potential of AI in healthcare led him to be an early adopter of the technology and a proponent…

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Jul 25

Over the years, I have often been critical of the Public Broadcasting Service... Read more here: dcjournal.com/pbs-has-a-fu...

PBS Has a Future by Leaving the Past Behind – DC Journal - InsideSources

Over the years, I have often been critical of the Public Broadcasting Service. That in spite of the fact that for 28 years, I have produced and hosted a

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Llewellyn King @llewellynking.bsky.social · Jul 25

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Topic: A way forward for public broadcasting

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A way forward for public broadcasting

Public broadcasting "isn't going away" with the Trump cuts, Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III says reassuringly in this week's episode. Powell,…

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