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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you ever so much for this shining act of generosity and philanthropy. Truly, where would the world be without your opinion — and your impeccable timing when it comes to tax deductions? It’s heartening to see how seamlessly public virtue aligns with private benefit and self-investment.

resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 13d

Another Noema piece — same act, new costume. A “magazine of ideas” that’s really a mouthpiece for its owner’s investments in AI and synthetic biology. Ethics as décor, propaganda as prose, and a tax break on top. A fraud wrapped in philosophy.

Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 14d

We are starting to witness tantalizing glimpses of the net good that can be achieved via genetic editing. How far will we allow it to go?

Aryn Baker explores.

#geneediting #crispr

Editing Nature To Fix Our Failures | NOEMA

Gene editing may enable us to prevent a species from ever becoming extinct in the first place. But should we?

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 13d

Another Noema piece — same act, new costume. A “magazine of ideas” that’s really a mouthpiece for its owner’s investments in AI and synthetic biology. Ethics as décor, propaganda as prose, and a tax break on top. A fraud wrapped in philosophy.

resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 16d

The real AI divide isn’t freedom vs. control. It’s public protection vs. private exploitation. China regulates to guard citizens; Silicon Valley deregulates to expose them — then sells the harm back as “innovation” and “progress.”

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 16d

Bratton’s “European AI” piece reads like a libertarian-accelerationist remix of the Techno-Optimist Manifesto: deregulation as courage, critique as weakness, elite control as realism. It’s Peter Thiel politics in philosophical drag.

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 16d

Bratton’s “European AI” piece reads like a libertarian-accelerationist remix of the Techno-Optimist Manifesto: deregulation as courage, critique as weakness, elite control as realism. It’s Peter Thiel politics in philosophical drag.

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 20d

The Institute Berggruen’s staffing and fellowships often look like rewards to allies, political contacts, or high-profile figures, rather than genuine peer-reviewed merit.

resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 20d

As it is, the Institute functions less like a think tank and more like a clubhouse for the powerful, recycling wealth into influence without real accountability.

resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 20d

If the Berggruen Institute becomes more transparent and grounded in serious work, it can recover credibility. If it stays opaque, based on elite circuits, and prestige-driven, the public’s criticisms will only grow sharper.

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Futurism @futurism.bsky.social · 24d

If Noema Magazine promotes tech fantasies without ethical considerations, we risk a future where innovation overshadows the well-being of our children. Balance is crucial. #futurism

Patricia Bastos @patmat.bsky.social · 24d

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It’s official: Noema Magazine is no philanthropic project. It’s a mouthpiece for tech fantasies at the expense of children’s future. Check the replies below for my critique & a list of the nonsense.

Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 26d

“As the dismal trends in American test scores make clear, our current approach is no longer serving students’ needs.”

—Greg Easley

#ai #education #school #teachers

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 24d

WEF LOVES Nils Gilman

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 24d

Fabrizio in short:

• Elitist technocracy
• Facade of neutrality
• Overconfidence in institutions
• Blind to social consequences
• Weak empirical grounding

Selling a “Tech Mouthpiece Institute”,
Getting tax breaks to pushes elite agendas dressed up as ideas.

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 24d

Fabrizio in short:

• Elitist technocracy
• Facade of neutrality
• Overconfidence in institutions
• Blind to social consequences
• Weak empirical grounding

Selling a “Tech Mouthpiece Institute”,
Getting tax breaks to pushes elite agendas dressed up as ideas.

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 24d

Fabrizio in short:

• Elitist technocracy
• Facade of neutrality
• Overconfidence in institutions
• Blind to social consequences
• Weak empirical grounding

Selling a “Tech Mouthpiece Institute”,
Getting tax breaks to pushes elite agendas dressed up as ideas.

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 24d

The article hypes “alpha schools” using ADL, but their results aren’t peer-reviewed. Success comes from $65k fees + 1:4 ratio, not AI. What they want is gov money for tools that risk delivering brain damage to everyone else.

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 24d

Noema has a pattern: dress tech ideology in mysticism, misuse science, and sell it as philanthropy. It’s not inquiry, it’s propaganda for elites — promising futures that never come, while cashing in on the present.

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 24d

Think the food in the back of your refrigerator is old? These brave souls collect—and eat—military rations from as far back as the Civil War.

🔗: on.wsj.com/4mC4MBg

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 27d

5/5 Real philosophy honors differences. Real science resists metaphysical inflation. Real spirituality refuses to be reduced to algorithms. Consciousness is not code — and dressing propaganda as harmony doesn’t change that.

resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 27d

4/5 Why do that? Because if you convince people consciousness = code, then AI can be called “conscious,” biotech becomes our destiny, and transhumanism looks inevitable. That’s not neutral philosophy — it’s ideology.

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 27d

3/5 Equating them is a category error:
– Awareness ≠ information.
– Subject ≠ quantum detector.
– Metaphor (“light” in Vedānta) ≠ photons or code.

Blurring these lines makes contradictions look like harmony.

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 27d

2/5 But notice the move:
– Vedānta: awareness is ultimate reality, self-luminous.
– Neuroscience: consciousness is an emergent property of biology.
– Quantum physics: “observers” are just physical systems, not subjects.

These views don’t converge.

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · 27d

1/5 Noema’s new piece looks “deep” but is really soft propaganda for transhumanism. It tries to merge Hindu philosophy, brain science, and quantum physics into one story: consciousness is just information.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Leadership is not about clinging to the old playbook. It’s about recognizing when the playbook needs to change."

At @nydailynews.com, retired lieutenant commander Shamsul Haque, a 21-year veteran of the NYPD, endorses our campaign for Mayor.

Why this cop backs Zohran Mamdani

New York City is at a crossroads. For years, we’ve endured recycled leadership and outdated approaches to public safety. We face real challenges — rising costs of living, homelessness, mental healt…

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resist369.bsky.social @resist369.bsky.social · Sep 8

As usual.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 8

Ex-WhatsApp cybersecurity head says Meta endangered billions of users in new suit

Attaullah Baig, fired this year, said he had warned Mark Zuckerberg engineers had unaudited access to user data WhatsApp’s former head of cybersecurity filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that parent company Meta disregarded internal flaws in the app’s digital defenses and exposed billions of its users. He says the company systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporting the failures. Attaullah Baig, who served as head of security for WhatsApp from 2021 to 2025, claims that approximately 1,500 engineers had unrestricted access to user data without proper oversight, potentially violating a US government order that imposed a $5bn penalty on the company in 2020. Continue reading...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 8

More than 1,000 filmmakers, actors and industry professionals, including prominent Hollywood figures, like Olivia Colman, Ava DuVernay and Tilda Swinton, have signed a pledge not to work with certain Israeli film institutions.

Hollywood Actors and Directors Pledge to Boycott Israeli Film Institutions

In an open letter, Javier Bardem, Olivia Colman and other stars pledged not to work with Israeli film companies that, in their view, “are implicated in genocide.”

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 8

Court staff cover up Banksy image of judge beating a protester

Artist’s latest work at Royal Courts of Justice in London is thought to refer to pro-Palestine demonstrations A painting by Banksy of a judge using a gavel to beat a helpless protester appeared on the walls of the Royal Courts of Justice before quickly being covered up by guards. Banksy confirmed the artwork was his by posting a picture of it on Instagram on Monday morning. Continue reading...

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