PJ Manney
@pjmanney.bsky.social
Author. Speaker. Consultant. Mother. Wife. Goad. US & AoNZ dual citizen. New Mythos and futurist gal about town. Phoenix Horizon trilogy--(R)EVOLUTION, (ID)ENTITY, and (CON)SCIENCE--predicted far too much.
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PJ Manney
@pjmanney.bsky.social
· Aug 5
Our house has a window in the stairwell that’s like our own James Turrell installation, changing every hour, every day. I take a lot of comfort from it.
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@rweingarten.bsky.social and @aft.org, you must cancel your partnership with OpenAI now. This company cannot be allowed anywhere near children.
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
@rweingarten.bsky.social and @aft.org, you must cancel your partnership with OpenAI now. This company cannot be allowed anywhere near children.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Perhaps if she’s in the “… and Zombies” version?
Perhaps if she’s in the “… and Zombies” version?
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Perhaps if she’s in the “… and Zombies” version?
Perhaps if she’s in the “… and Zombies” version?
We think Russian spies are cool, sophisticated killers like in The Americans. But nah. They’re just putting us on.
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We think Russian spies are cool, sophisticated killers like in The Americans. But nah. They’re just putting us on.
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My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My mom told her physical therapist she wears a mask because her husband and daughter are immunocompromised. The PT said she is too but isn't worried bc she knows if she dies she is going to heaven. Then her co-worker yelled, “Shut up Debbie you wear a seatbelt and take blood pressure meds” 👀
Hey AoNZ, this is a must read 🧵about the future of education. Atlas/ACT has redesigned the curriculum, and oh boy, is it a doozy of medieval nonsense.
What the hell is going on with the new New Zealand school curriculum, and what does it have to do with the Atlas Network? (No, really!)
A thread:
#nzpol #kikorangi
A thread:
#nzpol #kikorangi
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Hey AoNZ, this is a must read 🧵about the future of education. Atlas/ACT has redesigned the curriculum, and oh boy, is it a doozy of medieval nonsense.
Don't be an AI holiday statistic: Thanksgiving Dinner Headed for Tragedy as Disastrous AI Recipes Devour Internet
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futurism.com/artificial-i...
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futurism.com/artificial-i...
Thanksgiving Dinner Headed for Tragedy as Disastrous AI Recipes Devour Internet
Food bloggers are warning home cooks to be wary of AI-generated recipes that could turn this year's Thanksgiving dinner into a tragedy.
futurism.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Don't be an AI holiday statistic: Thanksgiving Dinner Headed for Tragedy as Disastrous AI Recipes Devour Internet
🦃🍗🍠🥘👩🍳🏥
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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futurism.com/artificial-i...
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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In case you needed one more reason to boycott the Washington Post…
Their editorial board has come out against releasing the Epstein files
They’re dismissing them as having no public interest & praising Clay Higgins (the one “No” Vote in Congress)
It’s safe to say some journalists are on the list!
Their editorial board has come out against releasing the Epstein files
They’re dismissing them as having no public interest & praising Clay Higgins (the one “No” Vote in Congress)
It’s safe to say some journalists are on the list!
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
In case you needed one more reason to boycott the Washington Post…
Their editorial board has come out against releasing the Epstein files
They’re dismissing them as having no public interest & praising Clay Higgins (the one “No” Vote in Congress)
It’s safe to say some journalists are on the list!
Their editorial board has come out against releasing the Epstein files
They’re dismissing them as having no public interest & praising Clay Higgins (the one “No” Vote in Congress)
It’s safe to say some journalists are on the list!
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times
Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...
m.economictimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
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NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
NEWS: Major MAGA Accounts on Twitter Exposed as Foreign Actors
A stunning development over the past 24 hours.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
Never stop being you, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social . On the money as always.
Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
November 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Never stop being you, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social . On the money as always.
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You all MUST READ this piece by Kaitlyn Greenidge about the power of art to “exist outside of a tech lord’s algorithm.”
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
The Artist Who Reminds Us that Another Way Is Possible
The late artist Abigail McGrath cultivated a creative life for herself filled with freedom, joy, and a commitment to beauty. In an age of authoritarianism and algorithms, it’s a kind of life worth pro...
www.harpersbazaar.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
You all MUST READ this piece by Kaitlyn Greenidge about the power of art to “exist outside of a tech lord’s algorithm.”
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
After changing my gender to male on LinkedIn to see if it changes exposure and engagement (yes, it does), I discovered to my astonishment (not) that I'm now getting erectile dysfunction drugs and treatment ads on YT. Oh, surveillance enshittification, what a tangled web you weave.
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
After changing my gender to male on LinkedIn to see if it changes exposure and engagement (yes, it does), I discovered to my astonishment (not) that I'm now getting erectile dysfunction drugs and treatment ads on YT. Oh, surveillance enshittification, what a tangled web you weave.
As a US/AoNZer, yes, can confirm they’re paid by the same people and testing NZ, prepared to go the entire way to remove human reproductive, relationship and gender rights. Full stop. You can pass or fail the full test. The US failed. AoNZ, they’re waiting for your answer. You know what to do.
Can I just point out that these warnings are far, far from empty alarmism. Look at the states. Repro rights orgs started warning people years ago as the antis chipped away at our rights until finally Roe v Wade fell. We can’t let it happen here. We need a new govt. #nzpol
The banning of gender affirming care/ puberty blockers for trans kids is a TEST. This Luxon-led coalition is seeing how much pushback they receive on this issue to figure out how to ban abortion & contraception next term. They're anti-choice, they will act on this. #nzpol #abortion #pubertyblockers
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
As a US/AoNZer, yes, can confirm they’re paid by the same people and testing NZ, prepared to go the entire way to remove human reproductive, relationship and gender rights. Full stop. You can pass or fail the full test. The US failed. AoNZ, they’re waiting for your answer. You know what to do.
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you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
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“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
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“Survival of the fittest”
is often used to justify capitalist society, but this wasn’t a phrase that Darwin used.
He described it as “better designed for an immediate, local environment" and wrote of groups that survived through empathy and sharing rather than greed.
We must change
Or die
is often used to justify capitalist society, but this wasn’t a phrase that Darwin used.
He described it as “better designed for an immediate, local environment" and wrote of groups that survived through empathy and sharing rather than greed.
We must change
Or die
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“Survival of the fittest”
is often used to justify capitalist society, but this wasn’t a phrase that Darwin used.
He described it as “better designed for an immediate, local environment" and wrote of groups that survived through empathy and sharing rather than greed.
We must change
Or die
is often used to justify capitalist society, but this wasn’t a phrase that Darwin used.
He described it as “better designed for an immediate, local environment" and wrote of groups that survived through empathy and sharing rather than greed.
We must change
Or die
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Good article on the targeting of Australian authors by scammers posing as publishing service providers (I've been reporting on these scams since 2022--one of the markers for them is that, unlike other publishing scams, they sell ghostwriting services) www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam
Book publishing websites in Australia, the UK and New Zealand appear to be using fake testimonials and AI staff pages to lure aspiring writers into handing over their money
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Good article on the targeting of Australian authors by scammers posing as publishing service providers (I've been reporting on these scams since 2022--one of the markers for them is that, unlike other publishing scams, they sell ghostwriting services) www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...