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Jathan Sadowski @jathansadowski.com · 8d

In the new TMK, @triofrancos.bsky.social joins us to discuss the about the many frontiers, tensions, and futures of green capitalism. We go deep into the political economy of lithium and the material infrastructures of extraction. Thea is so sharp and this is such a great conversation.

425. The Oxymorons of Green Capitalism (ft. Thea Riofrancos)

We are joined by Thea Riofrancos — author of Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism — to chat about the many frontiers, tensions, and futures of green capitalism. How do we understand a system

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Angelos Arnis 🏴‍☠️ @arn.is · 6d

One of my favorite podcasts (This Machine Kills) has an episode with the amazing @triofrancos.bsky.social on Green Capitalism.

Find it where you listen your podcasts at.

Kudos to you too @jathansadowski.com & @edwardongwesojr.com for the thoughtful discussion!

425. The Oxymorons of Green Capitalism (ft. Thea Riofrancos)

Podcast Episode · This Machine Kills · 29/09/2025 · 1h 36m

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Daniel Denvir @danieldenvir.bsky.social · 7d

New @thedigradio.bsky.social: first of two w @melindacooper.bsky.social on Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance. How neoliberalism remade US capitalism into an engine for endless asset appreciation, and the attendant reactionary politics www.thedigradio.com/podcast/coun...

Counterrevolution w/ Melinda Cooper

Featuring Melinda Cooper on Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance. Neoliberalism remade the American economy into an engine for the appreciation of assets stretching from the...

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 8d

If you are inclined to click on this, I’ve highlighted the only phrase you need to read.

As a red teamer at OpenAI, I conduct safety testing on their new AI systems before public release, and the testers are consistently wowed by the human-like behavior.

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 12d

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 13d

I chatted with the @financialtimes.com about my writing, the podcast, tech criticism, and being myself.

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Edward Ongweso Jr @edwardongwesojr.com · 14d

Wrote about Vision 2030's shortcomings as a diversification strategy vs its success in centralizing power at home & securing geopolitical importance in a global order centered on assets that aren't oil. next essay will look at assets & political coalition

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Visions of Mustaqbālna

On Saudi Arabia's various fever dreams and their role in our long national nightmare

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Jathan Sadowski @jathansadowski.com · 16d

This essay is so damn good. I love to see @edwardongwesojr.com digging in the crates to find sharp, prescient critiques of technological political economy from Victorian literature that could / should be written today. thetechbubble.substack.com/p/on-the-ori...

On the Origins of Dune's Butlerian Jihad

Some notes on what should go in our own Orange Catholic Bible.

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 17d

NYC 11/12 come party about my book and look at us say words @orbooks.bsky.social @attackerman.bsky.social @kylietcheung.bsky.social @edwardongwesojr.com @graceroso.bsky.social

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 18d

A frenzy of AI hype fuels trillions in spending on costly compute infrastructure. This piece details how real profits and transformative applications lag, revealing a bubble driven less by innovation than by capital reallocation and speculative excess.

By @edwardongwesojr.com

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The Silicon Valley Consensus & the "AI Economy"

On techno-optimism in the midst of a tech bubble

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 19d

JESUS: Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani
CHATGPT: you’re completely right. And I want to thank you for holding me accountable. It looks like you’ve somehow got nailed to a cross

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Edward Ongweso Jr @edwardongwesojr.com · 19d

wrote a little about the inspiration for Frank Herbert’s Butlerian Jihad (Samuel Butler and his novel EREHWON), as well as Luddism & democratic governance

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capriconsfcon.bsky.social @capriconsfcon.bsky.social · 20d

Capricon 46 is delighted to begin announcing our Guests of Honor! Welcome @edwardongwesojr.com and @jathansadowski.com, co-hosts of the podcast This Machine Kills. Their podcast explores the political economy of technology; we are thrilled to have them join us! capricon.org/guests-of-ho...

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 20d

Here's this week's Better Offline. I'm joined by @edwardongwesojr.com and @amorrow.bsky.social to talk about the AI vibe shift, OpenAI’s burn rate, what will finally burst the bubble, and something called “Critterz.”
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Radio Better Offline: Edward Ongweso Jr. & Allison Morrow

Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 09/17/2025 · 56m

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Cool Zone Media @coolzonemedia.bsky.social · 21d

@edzitron.com is joined in studio by Allison Morrow of CNN, Ed Ongweso Jr. of the Tech Bubble newsletter to talk about the AI vibe shift, OpenAI’s burn rate, what will finally burst the bubble, and something called “Critterz”

@amorrow.bsky.social @edwardongwesojr.com

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 25d

Feel like I’m going insane with the revisionist history that Charlie Kirk fostered open debate. He chilled speech and his targeting of professors for wrongthink led to threats, harassment, and being forced out of their jobs. His legacy is chilling speech right now, about him

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 28d

There's always a stonks angle

*SMITH & WESSON SHARES QUICKLY TURN POSITIVE, UP AS MUCH AS 2.6%

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Leslie Campisi @lesliecampisi.bsky.social · Sep 8

"The "AI economy" as talked about within mainstream and optimist circles presents a vision unmoored from reality that is frothy enough to drown out skeptics, juice speculation, and provide cover for entrenched interests looking to enrich themselves at everyone else's expense."

Edward Ongweso Jr @edwardongwesojr.com · Sep 8

wrote about techno-optimism in the midst of the AI tech bubble, the lack of profits or even strong revenues in the "AI economy," weak adoption signals, revisionist history, and the eagerness to fall for hype coverage open.substack.com/pub/thetechb...

The Silicon Valley Consensus & the "AI Economy"

On techno-optimism in the midst of a tech bubble

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · Sep 8

A German teen told Meta's child safety researchers his under-10 little brother had been sexually propositioned multiple times on its VR platform.

Meta deleted the evidence.

New internal whistleblower docs indicate that was part of a broader cover-up: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Meta suppressed research on child safety, employees say

The company’s lawyers intervened to shape research that might have shed light on risks in virtual reality, four current and former staffers have told Congress. Meta denies the allegations.

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Edward Ongweso Jr @edwardongwesojr.com · Sep 8

wrote about techno-optimism in the midst of the AI tech bubble, the lack of profits or even strong revenues in the "AI economy," weak adoption signals, revisionist history, and the eagerness to fall for hype coverage open.substack.com/pub/thetechb...

The Silicon Valley Consensus & the "AI Economy"

On techno-optimism in the midst of a tech bubble

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